The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $41,630 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,870.
Pay spans roughly $33,340 at the 10th percentile to $56,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.02 per hour. An estimated 2,260 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $41,630 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.02 |
| 10th percentile | $33,340 |
| 90th percentile | $56,770 |
| Employment | 2,260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.