The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $49,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,790.
Pay spans roughly $39,890 at the 10th percentile to $59,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.83 per hour. An estimated 670 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $49,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,790 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.83 |
| 10th percentile | $39,890 |
| 90th percentile | $59,100 |
| Employment | 670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.