The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL is $57,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,410.
Pay spans roughly $36,540 at the 10th percentile to $74,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.68 per hour. An estimated 870 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $57,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.68 |
| 10th percentile | $36,540 |
| 90th percentile | $74,630 |
| Employment | 870 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.