The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is $45,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,560.
Pay spans roughly $37,510 at the 10th percentile to $57,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.00 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC.
| Median (annual) | $45,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,560 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.00 |
| 10th percentile | $37,510 |
| 90th percentile | $57,730 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.