The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Reading, PA is $52,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,640.
Pay spans roughly $46,560 at the 10th percentile to $57,460 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.37 per hour. An estimated 180 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $52,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.37 |
| 10th percentile | $46,560 |
| 90th percentile | $57,460 |
| Employment | 180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.