The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME is $58,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,160.
Pay spans roughly $45,380 at the 10th percentile to $59,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.02 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $58,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,160 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.02 |
| 10th percentile | $45,380 |
| 90th percentile | $59,460 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.