What are the main factors that influence an Extrusion Machine Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Extrusion Machine Operator?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Extrusion Machine Operator roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Extrusion Machine Operator's salary?

An Extrusion Machine Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,328 for beginners, reaching about $45,215 at mid-level, and approach $45,724 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Extrusion Machine Operator?

Extrusion Machine Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Extrusion Machine Operator roles are District of Columbia $49,464, California $49,277, Massachusetts $48,620. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Extrusion Machine Operator roles make?

Salaries for Extrusion Machine Operator level roles vary by specialization: Extrusion Machine Operator II: $54,600; Extrusion Operator, Sr.: $54,594; Machine Operator: $45,118; Assistant Extrusion Operator: $44,291; Extrusion Machine Operator I: $42,950.

Extrusion Machine Operator Salary in Oregon

How much does an Extrusion Machine Operator make in Oregon? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Extrusion Machine Operator in Oregon is $45,367 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, an Extrusion Machine Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $52,379
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,909 to $49,037
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,759

10% $38,759

50% (Median) $45,367

90% $52,379

Extrusion Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,037	$4,086	$943	$24
Average	$45,367	$3,781	$872	$22
25th Percentile	$41,909	$3,492	$806	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Extrusion Machine Operator Salaries

An Extrusion Machine Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Extrusion Machine Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Extrusion Machine Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,328
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,603
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $45,215
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,622
Expert (over 8 years): $45,724

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Extrusion Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$44,328
Early Career Level Extrusion Machine Operator	1-2 years	$44,603
Mid-Level Level Extrusion Machine Operator	2-4 years	$45,215
Senior-Level Level Extrusion Machine Operator	5-8 years	$45,622
Expert Level Extrusion Machine Operator	over 8 years	$45,724

How Do Extrusion Machine Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Extrusion Machine Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,464.
California: $49,277.
Massachusetts: $48,620.

District of Columbia $49,464 California $49,277 Massachusetts $48,620 Washington $48,441 New Jersey $48,423 Alaska $48,361 Connecticut $47,744 New York $47,494

Hawaii $46,694 Rhode Island $46,319 Maryland $46,064 Minnesota $45,716 Colorado $45,582 Illinois $45,537 Oregon $45,367 Delaware $45,242

New Hampshire $45,164 Virginia $44,988 Pennsylvania $44,474 Nevada $44,215 North Dakota $44,130 Michigan $43,996 Wisconsin $43,947 Vermont $43,849

Texas $43,576 Maine $43,558 Arizona $43,531 Ohio $43,500 Georgia $43,089 Indiana $42,884 Wyoming $42,843 Utah $42,781

Iowa $42,754 Kansas $42,540 Louisiana $42,477 North Carolina $42,455 Missouri $42,446 Florida $42,271 Montana $42,178 Nebraska $42,088

Kentucky $42,039 South Carolina $41,860 Tennessee $41,749 Idaho $41,704 New Mexico $41,378 Oklahoma $41,307 Alabama $41,043 South Dakota $40,601

Arkansas $40,359 West Virginia $40,230 Mississippi $39,841

Top Paying Cities for Extrusion Machine Operator

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Antelope: $43,181
Aurora: $45,799
Beaverton: $46,722

Antelope, OR $43,181

Aurora, OR $45,799

Beaverton, OR $46,722

Beavercreek, OR $45,958

Boring, OR $46,255

Bridal Veil, OR $46,183

Brightwood, OR $45,463

Canby, OR $45,830

Cascade Locks, OR $44,812

Clackamas, OR $46,705

Clatskanie, OR $44,730

Colton, OR $45,476

Columbia City, OR $45,886

Corbett, OR $45,957

Donald, OR $45,555

Dufur, OR $43,417

Eagle Creek, OR $46,056

Estacada, OR $45,365

Fairview, OR $46,625

Gervais, OR $45,071

Gladstone, OR $46,688

Government Camp, OR $44,637

Grass Valley, OR $43,278

Gresham, OR $46,610

Hood River, OR $44,556

Hubbard, OR $45,322

Kent, OR $43,181

Lake Oswego, OR $46,801

Marylhurst, OR $46,741

Maupin, OR $43,232

Molalla, OR $45,097

Moro, OR $43,369

Mosier, OR $44,097

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $44,391

Mulino, OR $45,776

Odell, OR $44,454

Oregon City, OR $46,361

Rainier, OR $45,380

Rhododendron, OR $45,044

Rufus, OR $43,504

Saint Helens, OR $45,740

Warren, OR $45,995

Deer Island, OR $45,577

Sandy, OR $45,700

Scappoose, OR $45,933

Shaniko, OR $43,323

The Dalles, OR $43,656

Troutdale, OR $46,447

Tualatin, OR $46,584

Tygh Valley, OR $43,613

Vernonia, OR $45,239

Wasco, OR $43,405

Welches, OR $45,240

West Linn, OR $46,585

Wilsonville, OR $46,294

Woodburn, OR $45,169

Happy Valley, OR $46,768

Damascus, OR $46,534

Amity, OR $44,959

Arch Cape, OR $43,774

Astoria, OR $44,058

Banks, OR $45,861

Bay City, OR $43,958

Beaver, OR $44,182

Buxton, OR $45,582

Cannon Beach, OR $43,755

Carlton, OR $45,072

Cloverdale, OR $43,909

Cornelius, OR $46,204

Dayton, OR $45,101

Dundee, OR $45,464

Forest Grove, OR $45,837

Gales Creek, OR $45,326

Garibaldi, OR $43,962

Gaston, OR $45,600

Hammond, OR $43,559

Hebo, OR $44,052

Hillsboro, OR $46,331

Manning, OR $45,632

Lafayette, OR $45,156

Mcminnville, OR $44,935

Manzanita, OR $43,905

Nehalem, OR $44,021

Newberg, OR $45,869

North Plains, OR $46,119

Oceanside, OR $43,807

Pacific City, OR $43,912

Rockaway Beach, OR $43,903

Saint Paul, OR $45,298

Seaside, OR $44,145

Sherwood, OR $46,345

Tillamook, OR $44,214

Netarts, OR $43,848

Timber, OR $45,304

Tolovana Park, OR $43,762

Warrenton, OR $43,743

Wheeler, OR $44,017

Yamhill, OR $45,212

Neskowin, OR $43,889

Portland, OR $46,810

Salem, OR $45,108

Keizer, OR $45,117

Albany, OR $44,664

Alsea, OR $43,904

Aumsville, OR $45,022

Blodgett, OR $43,954

Brownsville, OR $44,197

Cascadia, OR $43,675

Corvallis, OR $44,558

Crabtree, OR $44,619

Crawfordsville, OR $44,175

Dallas, OR $44,884

Depoe Bay, OR $43,735

Detroit, OR $43,561

Eddyville, OR $43,719

Falls City, OR $44,664

Foster, OR $44,018

Gates, OR $44,402

Grand Ronde, OR $44,479

Halsey, OR $44,205

Idanha, OR $43,597

Independence, OR $45,052

Jefferson, OR $44,955

Lebanon, OR $44,242

Logsden, OR $43,903

Lyons, OR $44,495

Mill City, OR $44,499

Monmouth, OR $44,765

Mount Angel, OR $45,060

Neotsu, OR $43,941

Newport, OR $43,651

South Beach, OR $43,508

Lincoln City, OR $43,887

Otis, OR $43,973

Otter Rock, OR $43,659

Philomath, OR $44,110

Rickreall, OR $45,059

Rose Lodge, OR $44,017

Saint Benedict, OR $45,053

Scio, OR $44,694

Scotts Mills, OR $44,948

Seal Rock, OR $43,457

Shedd, OR $44,186

Sheridan, OR $44,784

Siletz, OR $43,821

Silverton, OR $44,961

Stayton, OR $44,838

Mehama, OR $44,718

Sublimity, OR $44,911

Sweet Home, OR $44,097

Gleneden Beach, OR $43,783

Tangent, OR $44,266

Tidewater, OR $43,614

Toledo, OR $43,664

Turner, OR $45,029

Waldport, OR $43,510

Willamina, OR $44,630

Eugene, OR $44,483

Agness, OR $43,060

Allegany, OR $43,112

Alvadore, OR $44,440

Azalea, OR $43,563

Bandon, OR $43,145

Blachly, OR $44,061

Blue River, OR $43,380

Broadbent, OR $43,079

Brookings, OR $43,328

Camas Valley, OR $43,103

Canyonville, OR $43,425

Cheshire, OR $44,226

Coos Bay, OR $43,125

Coquille, OR $43,128

Cottage Grove, OR $44,076

Crescent Lake, OR $43,185

Creswell, OR $44,337

Culp Creek, OR $43,891

Curtin, OR $44,044

Days Creek, OR $43,368

Deadwood, OR $43,879

Dexter, OR $44,210

Dillard, OR $43,240

Dorena, OR $43,760

Drain, OR $43,885

Elkton, OR $43,576

Elmira, OR $44,284

Fall Creek, OR $44,151

Florence, OR $43,537

Gardiner, OR $43,183

Glendale, OR $43,473

Glide, OR $43,288

Gold Beach, OR $43,198

Harrisburg, OR $44,372

Idleyld Park, OR $43,183

Junction City, OR $44,343

Lakeside, OR $43,197

Langlois, OR $43,103

Lorane, OR $44,163

Lowell, OR $44,146

Mapleton, OR $43,630

Marcola, OR $44,285

Pleasant Hill, OR $44,403

Monroe, OR $44,145

Myrtle Creek, OR $43,245

Myrtle Point, OR $43,096

North Bend, OR $43,126

Noti, OR $44,136

Oakland, OR $43,509

Oakridge, OR $43,709

Ophir, OR $43,194

Port Orford, OR $43,134

Powers, OR $43,125

Reedsport, OR $43,431

Riddle, OR $43,333

Roseburg, OR $43,303

Scottsburg, OR $43,354

Springfield, OR $44,394

Sixes, OR $43,098

Sutherlin, OR $43,530

Swisshome, OR $43,678

Tenmile, OR $43,146

Thurston, OR $44,414

Tiller, OR $43,407

Umpqua, OR $43,266

Veneta, OR $44,246

Vida, OR $43,909

Walterville, OR $44,117

Walton, OR $43,972

Wedderburn, OR $43,224

Westfir, OR $43,854

Westlake, OR $43,414

Wilbur, OR $43,343

Winchester, OR $43,346

Winston, OR $43,155

Wolf Creek, OR $43,552

Yachats, OR $43,519

Yoncalla, OR $43,763

Medford, OR $44,286

Central Point, OR $44,224

White City, OR $43,946

Ashland, OR $43,966

Butte Falls, OR $43,683

Cave Junction, OR $43,559

Eagle Point, OR $44,040

Gold Hill, OR $44,119

Grants Pass, OR $43,773

Jacksonville, OR $44,039

Kerby, OR $43,627

Merlin, OR $43,490

Murphy, OR $43,940

O Brien, OR $43,538

Phoenix, OR $44,272

Prospect, OR $43,573

Rogue River, OR $43,920

Selma, OR $43,518

Shady Cove, OR $43,979

Talent, OR $44,188

Trail, OR $43,643

Wilderville, OR $43,610

Williams, OR $43,902

Klamath Falls, OR $43,565

Crater Lake, OR $43,097

Adel, OR $43,319

Beatty, OR $43,208

Bly, OR $43,250

Bonanza, OR $43,287

Chiloquin, OR $43,282

Dairy, OR $43,263

Fort Klamath, OR $43,268

Keno, OR $43,582

Lakeview, OR $43,354

Malin, OR $43,342

Merrill, OR $43,361

Midland, OR $43,407

New Pine Creek, OR $43,452

Paisley, OR $43,248

Plush, OR $43,298

Silver Lake, OR $43,232

Sprague River, OR $43,244

Summer Lake, OR $43,191

Christmas Valley, OR $43,264

Bend, OR $43,364

Fields, OR $43,309

Ashwood, OR $43,171

Brothers, OR $43,211

Burns, OR $43,316

Princeton, OR $43,234

Diamond, OR $43,206

Camp Sherman, OR $43,238

Chemult, OR $43,207

Crane, OR $43,282

Crescent, OR $43,185

Culver, OR $43,271

Fort Rock, OR $43,238

Frenchglen, OR $43,202

Gilchrist, OR $43,268

Hines, OR $43,325

La Pine, OR $43,315

Madras, OR $43,301

Mitchell, OR $43,205

Paulina, OR $43,222

Post, OR $43,203

Powell Butte, OR $43,306

Prineville, OR $43,307

Redmond, OR $43,369

Riley, OR $43,200

Sisters, OR $43,239

Terrebonne, OR $43,325

Warm Springs, OR $43,247

Pendleton, OR $44,702

Adams, OR $43,825

Arlington, OR $43,328

Athena, OR $44,801

Baker City, OR $43,354

Bates, OR $43,233

Boardman, OR $44,503

Bridgeport, OR $43,242

Canyon City, OR $43,303

Condon, OR $43,225

Cove, OR $43,309

Dayville, OR $43,256

Echo, OR $44,829

Elgin, OR $43,317

Enterprise, OR $43,217

Fossil, OR $43,232

Haines, OR $43,328

Halfway, OR $43,233

Helix, OR $45,857

Heppner, OR $43,252

Hereford, OR $43,261

Hermiston, OR $46,106

Lexington, OR $44,047

Oxbow, OR $43,038

Imbler, OR $43,341

Imnaha, OR $42,930

Ione, OR $43,316

Irrigon, OR $45,803

John Day, OR $43,373

Joseph, OR $43,167

Kimberly, OR $43,243

La Grande, OR $43,367

Long Creek, OR $43,251

Lostine, OR $43,270

Meacham, OR $43,327

Mikkalo, OR $43,381

Milton Freewater, OR $44,386

Monument, OR $43,241

Mount Vernon, OR $43,300

North Powder, OR $43,309

Pilot Rock, OR $43,467

Prairie City, OR $43,332

Richland, OR $43,190

Seneca, OR $43,306

Spray, OR $43,240

Stanfield, OR $45,985

Summerville, OR $43,323

Sumpter, OR $43,287

Ukiah, OR $43,244

Umatilla, OR $46,327

Union, OR $43,318

Unity, OR $43,309

Wallowa, OR $43,330

Weston, OR $43,945

Adrian, OR $42,593

Arock, OR $43,048

Brogan, OR $43,224

Drewsey, OR $43,278

Durkee, OR $43,194

Harper, OR $43,102

Huntington, OR $43,228

Ironside, OR $43,247

Jamieson, OR $43,110

Jordan Valley, OR $43,056

Juntura, OR $43,246

Nyssa, OR $42,801

Ontario, OR $42,894

Riverside, OR $43,203

Vale, OR $43,122

Westfall, OR $43,260

Extrusion Machine Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Extrusion Machine Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Durable and Chemicals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Extrusion Machine Operator positions in Pharmaceuticals or Biotechnology typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Extrusion Machine Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Extrusion Machine Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$68,051	$33.0	50%
Chemicals	$54,441	$26.0	20%

Extrusion Machine Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Extrusion Machine Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$41,909

Average $45,367/year

$49,037

$3,492

Average $3,781/month

$4,086

$806

Average $872/week

$943

$20

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,037	$4,086	$943	$24
Average	$45,367	$3,781	$872	$22
25th Percentile	$41,909	$3,492	$806	$20

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