The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $40,000 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,320.
Pay spans roughly $32,230 at the 10th percentile to $55,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.23 per hour. An estimated 400 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
| Median (annual) | $40,000 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.23 |
| 10th percentile | $32,230 |
| 90th percentile | $55,760 |
| Employment | 400 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.