The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $47,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,590.
Pay spans roughly $36,560 at the 10th percentile to $63,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.63 per hour. An estimated 1,870 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $47,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.63 |
| 10th percentile | $36,560 |
| 90th percentile | $63,050 |
| Employment | 1,870 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.