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Average Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Nevada

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Nevada earn a median annual salary of $50,050, which is +9.4% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Nevada (state).

$50,050
Nevada median annual wage
$24/hour median
+9.4%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,760
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,490
25th
$47,880
Median
$50,050
75th
$55,820
90th
$60,190

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 Nevada, 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
100.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,061
Goods: 96.3%
Services: 90.5%
Rents: 114.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Maine $57,990 Compare 140
Pennsylvania $53,580 Compare 2,450
Vermont $52,340 Compare 160
Minnesota $52,070 Compare 560
South Carolina $51,620 Compare 2,460
West Virginia $50,690 Compare 180

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 Nevada

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Dermatologists $419,410 N/A
Radiologists $386,210 1.52
Physicians, Pathologists $384,350 0.39
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $345,600 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $326,520 N/A
Physicians, All Other $252,120 0.70
Family Medicine Physicians $251,550 0.32
Psychiatrists $210,030 0.31

Nevada has salary data for 679 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dermatologists.

Historical series

Trend for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders in Nevada

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.