The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $45,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,860.
Pay spans roughly $36,090 at the 10th percentile to $63,800 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.89 per hour. An estimated 1,470 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,860 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.89 |
| 10th percentile | $36,090 |
| 90th percentile | $63,800 |
| Employment | 1,470 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.