The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $47,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,880.
Pay spans roughly $36,440 at the 10th percentile to $60,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.73 per hour. An estimated 3,750 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indiana.
| Median (annual) | $47,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.73 |
| 10th percentile | $36,440 |
| 90th percentile | $60,630 |
| Employment | 3,750 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.