The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $37,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $37,040.
Pay spans roughly $30,680 at the 10th percentile to $47,370 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.00 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $37,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $37,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.00 |
| 10th percentile | $30,680 |
| 90th percentile | $47,370 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.