The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri is $47,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,040.
Pay spans roughly $33,240 at the 10th percentile to $62,780 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.96 per hour. An estimated 1,640 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Missouri.
| Median (annual) | $47,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.96 |
| 10th percentile | $33,240 |
| 90th percentile | $62,780 |
| Employment | 1,640 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.