The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $45,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,300.
Pay spans roughly $38,090 at the 10th percentile to $63,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.94 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC.
| Median (annual) | $45,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,300 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.94 |
| 10th percentile | $38,090 |
| 90th percentile | $63,550 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.