The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $44,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,670.
Pay spans roughly $34,640 at the 10th percentile to $51,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.38 per hour. An estimated 240 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
| Median (annual) | $44,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.38 |
| 10th percentile | $34,640 |
| 90th percentile | $51,760 |
| Employment | 240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.