The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $46,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,560.
Pay spans roughly $35,840 at the 10th percentile to $61,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.12 per hour. An estimated 800 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
| Median (annual) | $46,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.12 |
| 10th percentile | $35,840 |
| 90th percentile | $61,630 |
| Employment | 800 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.