The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas is $45,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,020.
Pay spans roughly $31,210 at the 10th percentile to $60,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.77 per hour. An estimated 5,220 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas.
| Median (annual) | $45,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.77 |
| 10th percentile | $31,210 |
| 90th percentile | $60,430 |
| Employment | 5,220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.