The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Iowa is $47,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,920.
Pay spans roughly $37,090 at the 10th percentile to $63,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.81 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Iowa.
| Median (annual) | $47,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.81 |
| 10th percentile | $37,090 |
| 90th percentile | $63,250 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.