The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $45,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,840.
Pay spans roughly $35,320 at the 10th percentile to $60,800 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.74 per hour. An estimated 210 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $45,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.74 |
| 10th percentile | $35,320 |
| 90th percentile | $60,800 |
| Employment | 210 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.