The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Birmingham, AL is $49,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,480.
Pay spans roughly $39,400 at the 10th percentile to $65,910 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.68 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Birmingham, AL.
| Median (annual) | $49,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,480 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.68 |
| 10th percentile | $39,400 |
| 90th percentile | $65,910 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.