Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas
Local pay for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9041
$37,710
median pay, Texas
3,420
employed in Texas
-17.6%
vs U.S. median
+2.0%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in Texas
Texas · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Texas earn between $36,080 and $46,110 a year; the U.S. median is $45,760.
$32,860
P10
$37,710
MEDIAN
$46,110
P75
$54,400
P90
Pay by metro in Texas
$39,530
$38,370
$36,170
$35,210
$31,070
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