The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Jackson, TN is $44,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,850.
Pay spans roughly $37,710 at the 10th percentile to $47,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.41 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Jackson, TN.
| Median (annual) | $44,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.41 |
| 10th percentile | $37,710 |
| 90th percentile | $47,870 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.