The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $43,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,990.
Pay spans roughly $38,080 at the 10th percentile to $50,550 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.09 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Trenton-Princeton, NJ.
| Median (annual) | $43,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,990 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.09 |
| 10th percentile | $38,080 |
| 90th percentile | $50,550 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.