Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 46 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$46,980

Highest

$64,860

Rhode Island

Lowest

$38,430

Nevada

Total Employment

65,610

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Rhode Island	$64,860	380	+38.1%
2	Minnesota	$54,340	820	+15.7%
3	Maryland	$53,190	260	+13.2%
4	Vermont	$52,900	120	+12.6%
5	North Carolina	$51,930	4,370	+10.5%
6	Nebraska	$50,750	510	+8.0%
7	South Carolina	$50,750	2,310	+8.0%
8	Louisiana	$50,610	860	+7.7%
9	Delaware	$50,410	490	+7.3%
10	Arizona	$49,850	390	+6.1%
11	New Jersey	$49,540	810	+5.4%
12	Colorado	$49,510	260	+5.4%
13	Illinois	$49,070	1,900	+4.4%
14	Connecticut	$49,020	1,060	+4.3%
15	Wisconsin	$48,840	2,890	+4.0%
16	New Hampshire	$48,820	640	+3.9%
17	Arkansas	$48,570	1,050	+3.4%
18	Massachusetts	$48,290	1,840	+2.8%
19	South Dakota	$48,060	90	+2.3%
20	New York	$48,050	1,980	+2.3%
21	Pennsylvania	$47,670	3,660	+1.5%
22	Michigan	$47,660	1,800	+1.4%
23	West Virginia	$47,360	200	+0.8%
24	Indiana	$47,280	3,750	+0.6%
25	Virginia	$47,260	1,030	+0.6%
26	Kentucky	$47,170	1,540	+0.4%
27	Georgia	$46,930	2,550	-0.1%
28	Iowa	$46,590	630	-0.8%
29	Oregon	$46,230	280	-1.6%
30	Maine	$45,880	60	-2.3%
31	Washington	$45,750	890	-2.6%
32	Texas	$45,280	5,220	-3.6%
33	California	$44,970	4,860	-4.3%
34	Utah	$44,910	730	-4.4%
35	Oklahoma	$44,770	510	-4.7%
36	New Mexico	$44,340	70	-5.6%
37	Wyoming	$44,070	40	-6.2%
38	Kansas	$43,660	1,000	-7.1%
39	Tennessee	$43,660	3,790	-7.1%
40	Ohio	$43,320	4,150	-7.8%
41	Missouri	$42,640	1,290	-9.2%
42	Alabama	$41,750	1,940	-11.1%
43	Mississippi	$40,700	690	-13.4%
44	Florida	$40,150	1,440	-14.5%
45	Idaho	$39,840	110	-15.2%
46	Nevada	$38,430	350	-18.2%