The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $47,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,640.
Pay spans roughly $34,420 at the 10th percentile to $54,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.88 per hour. An estimated 360 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $47,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.88 |
| 10th percentile | $34,420 |
| 90th percentile | $54,930 |
| Employment | 360 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.