The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $53,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,160.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $72,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.53 per hour. An estimated 470 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $53,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.53 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $72,310 |
| Employment | 470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.