The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $46,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,090.
Pay spans roughly $37,840 at the 10th percentile to $60,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.12 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $46,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.12 |
| 10th percentile | $37,840 |
| 90th percentile | $60,000 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.