The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is $44,370 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,290.
Pay spans roughly $28,530 at the 10th percentile to $75,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.33 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $44,370 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.33 |
| 10th percentile | $28,530 |
| 90th percentile | $75,080 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.