The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina is $49,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,590.
Pay spans roughly $37,110 at the 10th percentile to $64,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.91 per hour. An estimated 1,560 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $49,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.91 |
| 10th percentile | $37,110 |
| 90th percentile | $64,050 |
| Employment | 1,560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.