The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $49,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,040.
Pay spans roughly $37,910 at the 10th percentile to $63,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.99 per hour. An estimated 900 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $49,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,040 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.99 |
| 10th percentile | $37,910 |
| 90th percentile | $63,680 |
| Employment | 900 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.