Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California
Local pay for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4021
$45,880
median pay, California
3,870
employed in California
-3.9%
vs U.S. median
+1.2%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in California earn between $39,920 and $50,140 a year; the U.S. median is $47,720.
$37,230
P10
$39,920
P25
$45,880
MEDIAN
$50,140
P75
$60,770
P90
Pay by metro in California
$53,670
$47,200
$46,390
$46,010
$45,170
$45,160
$44,420
$41,850
$20k $50k $80k