The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, IN is $38,160 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,740.
Pay spans roughly $35,430 at the 10th percentile to $58,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.35 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Elkhart-Goshen, IN.
| Median (annual) | $38,160 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,740 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.35 |
| 10th percentile | $35,430 |
| 90th percentile | $58,870 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.