The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Lincoln, NE is $48,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,160.
Pay spans roughly $34,250 at the 10th percentile to $54,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.17 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lincoln, NE.
| Median (annual) | $48,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.17 |
| 10th percentile | $34,250 |
| 90th percentile | $54,770 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.