The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rhode Island is $35,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,250.
Pay spans roughly $30,720 at the 10th percentile to $57,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.91 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Rhode Island.
| Median (annual) | $35,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,250 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.91 |
| 10th percentile | $30,720 |
| 90th percentile | $57,490 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.