The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA is $33,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,440.
Pay spans roughly $32,440 at the 10th percentile to $44,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $15.96 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA.
| Median (annual) | $33,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $15.96 |
| 10th percentile | $32,440 |
| 90th percentile | $44,430 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.