The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $46,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,210.
Pay spans roughly $39,120 at the 10th percentile to $53,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.16 per hour. An estimated 1,020 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $46,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.16 |
| 10th percentile | $39,120 |
| 90th percentile | $53,620 |
| Employment | 1,020 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.