The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rapid City, SD is $47,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,230.
Pay spans roughly $31,210 at the 10th percentile to $60,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.81 per hour. An estimated 120 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rapid City, SD.
| Median (annual) | $47,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.81 |
| 10th percentile | $31,210 |
| 90th percentile | $60,080 |
| Employment | 120 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.