The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Roanoke, VA is $44,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,760.
Pay spans roughly $37,660 at the 10th percentile to $66,080 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.20 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Roanoke, VA.
| Median (annual) | $44,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.20 |
| 10th percentile | $37,660 |
| 90th percentile | $66,080 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.