The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $43,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,410.
Pay spans roughly $36,460 at the 10th percentile to $55,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.09 per hour. An estimated 310 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
| Median (annual) | $43,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.09 |
| 10th percentile | $36,460 |
| 90th percentile | $55,780 |
| Employment | 310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.