The median annual wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Winston-Salem, NC is $43,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,990.
Pay spans roughly $35,680 at the 10th percentile to $61,820 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.83 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Winston-Salem, NC.
| Median (annual) | $43,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,990 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.83 |
| 10th percentile | $35,680 |
| 90th percentile | $61,820 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.