The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in St. Joseph, MO-KS is $41,040 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,530.
Pay spans roughly $31,390 at the 10th percentile to $49,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.73 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Joseph, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $41,040 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,530 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.73 |
| 10th percentile | $31,390 |
| 90th percentile | $49,050 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.