The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $49,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,600.
Pay spans roughly $40,450 at the 10th percentile to $62,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.62 per hour. An estimated 450 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $49,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,600 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.62 |
| 10th percentile | $40,450 |
| 90th percentile | $62,140 |
| Employment | 450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.