The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $57,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $57,320.
Pay spans roughly $43,760 at the 10th percentile to $74,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.63 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $57,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $57,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.63 |
| 10th percentile | $43,760 |
| 90th percentile | $74,820 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.