The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $45,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,440.
Pay spans roughly $36,590 at the 10th percentile to $61,190 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.69 per hour. An estimated 1,880 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.69 |
| 10th percentile | $36,590 |
| 90th percentile | $61,190 |
| Employment | 1,880 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.