The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $47,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,430.
Pay spans roughly $39,380 at the 10th percentile to $57,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.94 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.
| Median (annual) | $47,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,430 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.94 |
| 10th percentile | $39,380 |
| 90th percentile | $57,680 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.