Average Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Eugene-Springfield, OR

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Eugene-Springfield, OR earn a median annual salary of $45,590, which is +1.0% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Eugene-Springfield, OR (metro area).

$45,590

Eugene-Springfield, OR median annual wage

$22/hour median

+1.0%

Difference vs national median

National median is $45,130

Local employment

0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.72

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $41,690
25th: $45,160
Median: $45,590
75th: $45,590
90th: $55,340

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Eugene-Springfield, OR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

101.6%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$44,886

Goods: 105.3%
Services: 102.5%
Rents: 98.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Modesto, CA	$86,150	Compare	160
Tuscaloosa, AL	$67,540	Compare	140
Portland-South Portland, ME	$58,290	Compare	100
St. Louis, MO-IL	$57,580	Compare	870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$57,460	Compare	270
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$56,870	Compare	50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Eugene-Springfield, OR

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Dentists, General	$230,710	0.73
Pediatricians, General	$222,800	1.37
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$165,100	0.62
Nurse Anesthetists	$161,490	0.66
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$156,230	2.86
Pharmacists	$150,950	0.93
Nurse Practitioners	$140,950	0.68
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$137,200	0.57

Eugene-Springfield, OR has salary data for 443 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Eugene-Springfield, OR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders are projected to change by +2.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.