Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Pennsylvania
Local pay for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pennsylvania, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9041
$53,580
median pay, Pennsylvania
2,450
employed in Pennsylvania
+17.1%
vs U.S. median
+2.0%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Pennsylvania earn between $46,170 and $70,920 a year; the U.S. median is $45,760.
$40,020
P10
$46,170
P25
$53,580
MEDIAN
$70,920
P75
$78,670
P90
Pay by metro in Pennsylvania
$54,530
$51,830
$50,270
$50,150
$48,890
$48,860
$48,250
$46,010
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