The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $37,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,450.
Pay spans roughly $33,020 at the 10th percentile to $47,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.84 per hour. An estimated 1,250 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $37,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,450 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.84 |
| 10th percentile | $33,020 |
| 90th percentile | $47,480 |
| Employment | 1,250 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.