The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kentucky is $40,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,350.
Pay spans roughly $30,100 at the 10th percentile to $50,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.57 per hour. An estimated 1,470 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kentucky.
| Median (annual) | $40,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.57 |
| 10th percentile | $30,100 |
| 90th percentile | $50,290 |
| Employment | 1,470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.