The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbia, SC is $54,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,570.
Pay spans roughly $37,880 at the 10th percentile to $74,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.06 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbia, SC.
| Median (annual) | $54,210 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,570 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.06 |
| 10th percentile | $37,880 |
| 90th percentile | $74,330 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.