The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL is $51,800 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,750.
Pay spans roughly $38,130 at the 10th percentile to $78,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.90 per hour. An estimated 650 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $51,800 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.90 |
| 10th percentile | $38,130 |
| 90th percentile | $78,430 |
| Employment | 650 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.