The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $49,310 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,290.
Pay spans roughly $39,380 at the 10th percentile to $61,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.71 per hour. An estimated 600 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $49,310 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.71 |
| 10th percentile | $39,380 |
| 90th percentile | $61,680 |
| Employment | 600 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.