The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Knoxville, TN is $46,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,240.
Pay spans roughly $40,510 at the 10th percentile to $57,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.24 per hour. An estimated 350 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $46,250 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.24 |
| 10th percentile | $40,510 |
| 90th percentile | $57,470 |
| Employment | 350 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.