Pay by state · 47 states
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2026)
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn the most in Rhode Island at $61,350 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $26,030 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $47,720. All 47 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $61,350Rhode Island
- National median
- $47,720BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $26,030Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 47of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
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| 1 | RIRhode Island | $61,350 | $50,000 | $66,960 | 430 | $59,982 |
| 2 | VTVermont | $59,220 | $44,300 | $69,560 | 60 | $60,454 |
| 3 | NCNorth Carolina | $53,330 | $44,470 | $56,840 | 2,950 | $56,538 |
| 4 | NENebraska | $52,360 | $47,660 | $58,470 | 510 | $58,111 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $51,830 | $46,910 | $60,370 | 900 | $52,555 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $51,180 | $43,770 | $61,140 | 750 | $47,038 |
| 7 | PAPennsylvania | $51,150 | $45,660 | $60,370 | 2,960 | $52,423 |
| 8 | COColorado | $51,110 | $45,790 | $58,240 | 240 | $49,596 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $50,370 | $45,210 | $58,240 | 1,490 | $47,628 |
| 10 | CTConnecticut | $50,230 | $46,630 | $57,040 | 1,000 | $48,480 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $50,230 | $42,900 | $64,760 | 3,190 | $53,382 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $50,210 | $49,900 | $68,010 | 580 | $48,202 |
| 13 | ARArkansas | $50,150 | $47,330 | $57,760 | 1,270 | $57,685 |
| 14 | KYKentucky | $50,000 | $45,970 | $56,160 | 1,400 | $55,458 |
| 15 | OROregon | $49,650 | $45,860 | $63,500 | 440 | $48,036 |
| 16 | SDSouth Dakota | $49,620 | $47,210 | $51,920 | 50 | $56,013 |
| 17 | INIndiana | $49,420 | $42,290 | $56,970 | 3,740 | $52,952 |
| 18 | SCSouth Carolina | $49,040 | $41,130 | $58,080 | 2,000 | $52,310 |
| 19 | UTUtah | $49,000 | $43,620 | $56,130 | 410 | $49,563 |
| 20 | NYNew York | $48,930 | $46,010 | $55,960 | 1,400 | $45,339 |
| 21 | ILIllinois | $48,520 | $39,400 | $58,310 | 2,750 | $48,540 |
| 22 | GAGeorgia | $48,410 | $43,750 | $61,760 | 2,560 | $50,274 |
| 23 | LALouisiana | $47,930 | $44,420 | $77,720 | 580 | $54,338 |
| 24 | ALAlabama | $47,690 | $37,020 | $51,810 | 1,200 | $53,691 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $47,550 | $39,600 | $53,020 | 2,980 | $51,758 |
| 26 | IAIowa | $47,240 | $39,520 | $55,990 | 450 | $53,827 |
| 27 | WAWashington | $47,230 | $41,580 | $58,350 | 1,080 | $44,135 |
| 28 | MDMaryland | $46,730 | $36,160 | $53,910 | 270 | $44,522 |
| 29 | MEMaine | $46,550 | $44,630 | $63,380 | 90 | $47,965 |
| 30 | OHOhio | $46,340 | $38,810 | $52,710 | 5,020 | $49,949 |
| 31 | KSKansas | $46,270 | $37,710 | $50,370 | 1,140 | $51,372 |
| 32 | DEDelaware | $46,140 | $45,640 | $57,810 | 470 | $46,229 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $46,050 | $38,630 | $51,860 | 1,040 | $50,706 |
| 34 | WYWyoming | $45,950 | $37,990 | $49,610 | 80 | $49,573 |
| 35 | TXTexas | $45,890 | $40,760 | $50,050 | 4,070 | $47,281 |
| 36 | CACalifornia | $45,880 | $39,920 | $50,140 | 3,870 | $41,438 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $45,670 | $45,100 | $50,330 | 50 | $49,527 |
| 38 | VAVirginia | $45,220 | $40,530 | $52,560 | 1,490 | $44,726 |
| 39 | MIMichigan | $45,140 | $37,600 | $50,910 | 1,800 | $46,915 |
| 40 | AZArizona | $45,000 | $38,810 | $47,770 | 910 | $44,697 |
| 41 | WVWest Virginia | $44,510 | $37,190 | $47,420 | 540 | $49,734 |
| 42 | MSMississippi | $44,220 | $36,850 | $51,150 | 550 | $50,855 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $44,210 | $39,650 | $49,290 | 260 | $44,219 |
| 44 | FLFlorida | $39,730 | $36,360 | $47,440 | 1,190 | $38,418 |
| 45 | OKOklahoma | $38,820 | $36,700 | $45,980 | 490 | $44,192 |
| 46 | IDIdaho | $34,700 | $34,220 | $45,790 | N/A | $36,337 |
| 47 | PRPuerto Rico | $26,030 | $21,840 | $30,630 | 480 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, that changes the ranking: Rhode Island leads on raw pay at $61,350, while Vermont leads once prices are taken into account at $60,454.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic the most?
Rhode Island reports the highest median wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic at $61,350 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Vermont ($59,220) and North Carolina ($53,330).
Which state pays Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic at $26,030 a year, $35,320 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Vermont first at $60,454 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $59,220. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.