The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $45,840 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,440.
Pay spans roughly $36,950 at the 10th percentile to $62,580 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.04 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,840 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,440 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.04 |
| 10th percentile | $36,950 |
| 90th percentile | $62,580 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.