The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Richmond, VA is $44,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,380.
Pay spans roughly $42,720 at the 10th percentile to $84,490 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.44 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Richmond, VA.
| Median (annual) | $44,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.44 |
| 10th percentile | $42,720 |
| 90th percentile | $84,490 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.