Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California
Local pay for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in California, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9041
$47,300
median pay, California
4,210
employed in California
+3.4%
vs U.S. median
+2.0%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in California
California · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in California earn between $41,080 and $58,010 a year; the U.S. median is $45,760.
$37,260
P10
$41,080
P25
$47,300
MEDIAN
$58,010
P75
$71,130
P90
Pay by metro in California
$88,940
$59,110
$55,780
$54,200
$47,500
$47,300
$47,270
$46,710
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