Pay by state · 46 states
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender Salary by State (2026)
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most in Maine at $57,990 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $23,330 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,760. All 46 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $57,990Maine
- National median
- $45,760BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $23,330Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 46of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
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| 1 | MEMaine | $57,990 | $44,600 | $61,450 | 140 | $59,753 |
| 2 | PAPennsylvania | $53,580 | $46,170 | $70,920 | 2,450 | $54,913 |
| 3 | VTVermont | $52,340 | $50,120 | $52,340 | 160 | $53,431 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $52,070 | $47,330 | $59,060 | 560 | $52,798 |
| 5 | SCSouth Carolina | $51,620 | $45,670 | $63,820 | 2,460 | $55,062 |
| 6 | WVWest Virginia | $50,690 | $45,500 | $54,990 | 180 | $56,639 |
| 7 | NVNevada | $50,050 | $47,880 | $55,820 | N/A | $50,061 |
| 8 | VAVirginia | $49,390 | $43,760 | $55,500 | 1,810 | $48,851 |
| 9 | IAIowa | $49,340 | $47,960 | $56,520 | 500 | $56,220 |
| 10 | COColorado | $49,100 | $43,900 | $57,190 | 280 | $47,646 |
| 11 | UTUtah | $49,100 | $40,200 | $59,060 | 250 | $49,664 |
| 12 | NENebraska | $48,760 | $43,760 | $58,550 | 750 | $54,116 |
| 13 | OROregon | $48,360 | $44,450 | $58,800 | 370 | $46,787 |
| 14 | ARArkansas | $48,320 | $44,600 | $48,320 | 2,190 | $55,580 |
| 15 | NHNew Hampshire | $47,730 | $44,210 | $50,080 | 410 | $45,822 |
| 16 | MOMissouri | $47,470 | $37,300 | $55,360 | 1,040 | $52,270 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $47,370 | $38,070 | $59,850 | 1,690 | $47,390 |
| 18 | CACalifornia | $47,300 | $41,080 | $58,010 | 4,210 | $42,720 |
| 19 | MAMassachusetts | $47,220 | $43,050 | $51,410 | 950 | $44,650 |
| 20 | NJNew Jersey | $47,080 | $39,680 | $54,930 | 1,880 | $43,270 |
| 21 | OHOhio | $47,070 | $40,000 | $53,500 | 3,970 | $50,736 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $46,790 | $38,640 | $50,080 | 3,150 | $50,134 |
| 23 | MDMaryland | $46,640 | $37,870 | $51,140 | 280 | $44,436 |
| 24 | MSMississippi | $46,560 | $37,800 | $57,500 | 660 | $53,546 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $46,440 | $44,880 | $47,590 | 700 | $46,128 |
| 26 | WIWisconsin | $46,370 | $40,140 | $46,900 | 1,730 | $49,280 |
| 27 | NDNorth Dakota | $46,220 | $42,290 | $53,000 | 270 | $51,957 |
| 28 | CTConnecticut | $46,090 | $39,130 | $57,480 | 240 | $44,484 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $45,670 | $38,290 | $49,530 | 1,150 | $47,428 |
| 30 | NYNew York | $44,660 | $36,300 | $62,330 | 3,260 | $41,382 |
| 31 | WAWashington | $44,510 | $42,720 | $52,340 | 750 | $41,593 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $44,290 | $40,580 | $46,810 | 600 | $49,174 |
| 33 | LALouisiana | $44,200 | $34,770 | $57,010 | 200 | $50,109 |
| 34 | SDSouth Dakota | $43,240 | $38,250 | $51,200 | 610 | $48,811 |
| 35 | NCNorth Carolina | $43,050 | $29,100 | $55,710 | 3,420 | $45,640 |
| 36 | OKOklahoma | $42,180 | $37,290 | $42,320 | 1,310 | $48,017 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $41,970 | $36,260 | $47,140 | 4,210 | $45,684 |
| 38 | FLFlorida | $39,800 | $36,520 | $47,600 | 780 | $38,486 |
| 39 | MIMichigan | $39,790 | $37,170 | $48,690 | 1,970 | $41,354 |
| 40 | RIRhode Island | $39,230 | $33,780 | $49,570 | 80 | $38,355 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $38,650 | $36,550 | $45,220 | 1,510 | $43,514 |
| 42 | IDIdaho | $38,580 | $30,840 | $50,790 | 210 | $40,400 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $37,710 | $36,080 | $46,110 | 3,420 | $38,853 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $36,710 | $31,110 | $36,710 | 80 | $39,810 |
| 45 | KYKentucky | $36,180 | $32,210 | $45,200 | 1,690 | $40,129 |
| 46 | PRPuerto Rico | $23,330 | $21,840 | $27,720 | 330 | 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, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, that changes the ranking: Maine leads on raw pay at $57,990, while Maine leads once prices are taken into account at $59,753.
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, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the most?
Maine reports the highest median wage for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $57,990 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Pennsylvania ($53,580) and Vermont ($52,340).
Which state pays Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $23,330 a year, $34,660 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Maine first at $59,753 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $57,990. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.