The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is $37,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,130.
Pay spans roughly $34,480 at the 10th percentile to $56,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.20 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
| Median (annual) | $37,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,130 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.20 |
| 10th percentile | $34,480 |
| 90th percentile | $56,640 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.