The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Dalton, GA is $40,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,230.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $51,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.58 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Dalton, GA.
| Median (annual) | $40,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.58 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $51,920 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.