The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $44,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,380.
Pay spans roughly $34,120 at the 10th percentile to $50,960 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.56 per hour. An estimated 390 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $44,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.56 |
| 10th percentile | $34,120 |
| 90th percentile | $50,960 |
| Employment | 390 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.