The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New Jersey is $47,720 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,890.
Pay spans roughly $37,640 at the 10th percentile to $61,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.94 per hour. An estimated 1,820 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Jersey.
| Median (annual) | $47,720 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,890 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.94 |
| 10th percentile | $37,640 |
| 90th percentile | $61,500 |
| Employment | 1,820 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.