The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $39,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,340.
Pay spans roughly $29,030 at the 10th percentile to $57,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.16 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $39,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.16 |
| 10th percentile | $29,030 |
| 90th percentile | $57,310 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.