The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Omaha, NE-IA is $45,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,470.
Pay spans roughly $37,760 at the 10th percentile to $51,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.06 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Omaha, NE-IA.
| Median (annual) | $45,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,470 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.06 |
| 10th percentile | $37,760 |
| 90th percentile | $51,100 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.