The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $43,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,000.
Pay spans roughly $28,450 at the 10th percentile to $58,400 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.01 per hour. An estimated 1,250 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $43,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.01 |
| 10th percentile | $28,450 |
| 90th percentile | $58,400 |
| Employment | 1,250 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.