The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Indiana is $46,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,540.
Pay spans roughly $36,520 at the 10th percentile to $60,580 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.24 per hour. An estimated 2,880 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indiana.
| Median (annual) | $46,250 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,540 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.24 |
| 10th percentile | $36,520 |
| 90th percentile | $60,580 |
| Employment | 2,880 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.