The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $49,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,530.
Pay spans roughly $37,370 at the 10th percentile to $63,210 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.59 per hour. An estimated 1,280 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $49,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.59 |
| 10th percentile | $37,370 |
| 90th percentile | $63,210 |
| Employment | 1,280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.