The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Fort Wayne, IN is $41,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,670.
Pay spans roughly $36,300 at the 10th percentile to $67,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.10 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Fort Wayne, IN.
| Median (annual) | $41,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.10 |
| 10th percentile | $36,300 |
| 90th percentile | $67,640 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.