The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $49,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,200.
Pay spans roughly $42,430 at the 10th percentile to $68,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.69 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $49,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.69 |
| 10th percentile | $42,430 |
| 90th percentile | $68,270 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.