The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA is $42,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,450.
Pay spans roughly $35,320 at the 10th percentile to $55,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.26 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Chattanooga, TN-GA.
| Median (annual) | $42,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,450 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.26 |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 |
| 90th percentile | $55,180 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.