The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California is $44,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,580.
Pay spans roughly $35,700 at the 10th percentile to $61,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.62 per hour. An estimated 4,860 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California.
| Median (annual) | $44,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.62 |
| 10th percentile | $35,700 |
| 90th percentile | $61,190 |
| Employment | 4,860 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.