The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Birmingham, AL is $46,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,830.
Pay spans roughly $38,680 at the 10th percentile to $50,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.43 per hour. An estimated 200 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Birmingham, AL.
| Median (annual) | $46,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,830 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.43 |
| 10th percentile | $38,680 |
| 90th percentile | $50,620 |
| Employment | 200 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.