The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Mexico is $44,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,500.
Pay spans roughly $39,350 at the 10th percentile to $52,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.32 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Mexico.
| Median (annual) | $44,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,500 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.32 |
| 10th percentile | $39,350 |
| 90th percentile | $52,080 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.