The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $48,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,670.
Pay spans roughly $38,470 at the 10th percentile to $58,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.22 per hour. An estimated 1,840 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Massachusetts.
| Median (annual) | $48,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.22 |
| 10th percentile | $38,470 |
| 90th percentile | $58,900 |
| Employment | 1,840 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.