The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas is $45,370 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,760.
Pay spans roughly $38,070 at the 10th percentile to $53,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.81 per hour. An estimated 540 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kansas.
| Median (annual) | $45,370 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.81 |
| 10th percentile | $38,070 |
| 90th percentile | $53,560 |
| Employment | 540 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.