The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Rhode Island is $64,860 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $59,060.
Pay spans roughly $47,690 at the 10th percentile to $69,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.18 per hour. An estimated 380 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $64,860 |
| Mean (annual) | $59,060 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.18 |
| 10th percentile | $47,690 |
| 90th percentile | $69,550 |
| Employment | 380 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.