The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Jersey is $49,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,190.
Pay spans roughly $36,960 at the 10th percentile to $62,890 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.82 per hour. An estimated 810 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $49,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.82 |
| 10th percentile | $36,960 |
| 90th percentile | $62,890 |
| Employment | 810 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.