The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $45,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,160.
Pay spans roughly $36,710 at the 10th percentile to $73,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.84 per hour. An estimated 320 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
| Median (annual) | $45,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.84 |
| 10th percentile | $36,710 |
| 90th percentile | $73,070 |
| Employment | 320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.