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 $42,940 for beginners, reaching about $43,799 at mid-level, and approach $44,292 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Extrusion Machine Operator make in Wisconsin? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Extrusion Machine Operator in Wisconsin is $43,947 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $50,738
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,596 to $47,502
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,546

10% $37,546

50% (Median) $43,947

90% $50,738

Extrusion Machine Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,502	$3,958	$913	$23
Average	$43,947	$3,662	$845	$21
25th Percentile	$40,596	$3,383	$781	$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): $42,940
Early Career (1-2 years): $43,206
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $43,799
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $44,194
Expert (over 8 years): $44,292

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Extrusion Machine Operator	less than 1 year	$42,940
Early Career Level Extrusion Machine Operator	1-2 years	$43,206
Mid-Level Level Extrusion Machine Operator	2-4 years	$43,799
Senior-Level Level Extrusion Machine Operator	5-8 years	$44,194
Expert Level Extrusion Machine Operator	over 8 years	$44,292

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:

Green Lake: $42,748
Greenville: $43,154
Hancock: $42,369

Green Lake, WI $42,748

Greenville, WI $43,154

Hancock, WI $42,369

Hortonville, WI $43,064

Iola, WI $42,557

King, WI $42,883

Larsen, WI $42,984

Leopolis, WI $42,505

Manawa, WI $42,716

Marion, WI $42,584

Menasha, WI $43,190

Neenah, WI $43,111

Neshkoro, WI $42,594

New London, WI $42,886

Ogdensburg, WI $42,620

Omro, WI $42,830

Pickett, WI $42,865

Pine River, WI $42,699

Plainfield, WI $42,448

Poy Sippi, WI $42,729

Princeton, WI $42,645

Readfield, WI $42,941

Redgranite, WI $42,741

Ripon, WI $42,823

Rosendale, WI $42,844

Saxeville, WI $42,653

Scandinavia, WI $42,591

Tilleda, WI $42,440

Van Dyne, WI $42,898

Waukau, WI $42,823

Waupaca, WI $42,708

Wautoma, WI $42,609

Weyauwega, WI $42,782

Wild Rose, WI $42,622

Winnebago, WI $42,996

Winneconne, WI $42,896

Wilson, WI $43,599

Boyd, WI $42,470

Cadott, WI $42,501

Chetek, WI $42,386

Chippewa Falls, WI $42,592

Colfax, WI $42,540

Conrath, WI $42,300

Cornell, WI $42,410

Dallas, WI $42,629

Downing, WI $43,395

Downsville, WI $43,080

Durand, WI $43,039

Eau Galle, WI $42,943

Eleva, WI $42,638

Elk Mound, WI $42,544

Elmwood, WI $43,356

Fairchild, WI $42,586

Fall Creek, WI $42,611

Gilmanton, WI $42,832

Holcombe, WI $42,337

Humbird, WI $42,539

Independence, WI $42,708

Jim Falls, WI $42,445

Knapp, WI $43,372

Maiden Rock, WI $43,425

Menomonie, WI $43,039

Merrillan, WI $42,480

Mondovi, WI $42,724

Nelson, WI $43,234

New Auburn, WI $42,369

Osseo, WI $42,737

Pepin, WI $43,574

Pigeon Falls, WI $42,833

Plum City, WI $43,366

Prairie Farm, WI $42,997

Ridgeland, WI $42,766

Rock Falls, WI $42,562

Sand Creek, WI $42,392

Sheldon, WI $42,282

Spring Valley, WI $43,629

Stanley, WI $42,481

Stockholm, WI $43,677

Strum, WI $42,709

Thorp, WI $42,461

Wheeler, WI $42,859

Whitehall, WI $42,653

Spooner, WI $42,269

Almena, WI $42,860

Ashland, WI $42,226

Balsam Lake, WI $43,559

Barron, WI $42,591

Barronett, WI $42,287

Bayfield, WI $42,227

Benoit, WI $42,166

Birchwood, WI $42,211

Brill, WI $42,388

Bruce, WI $42,259

Brule, WI $42,621

Cable, WI $42,079

Cameron, WI $42,398

Centuria, WI $43,798

Comstock, WI $42,977

Cornucopia, WI $42,284

Couderay, WI $42,101

Cumberland, WI $42,661

Danbury, WI $42,521

Drummond, WI $42,204

Edgewater, WI $42,187

Exeland, WI $42,132

Foxboro, WI $42,773

Frederic, WI $42,897

Gordon, WI $42,418

Grand View, WI $42,119

Grantsburg, WI $43,158

Haugen, WI $42,434

Hawthorne, WI $42,761

Hayward, WI $42,132

Herbster, WI $42,342

Hertel, WI $42,280

High Bridge, WI $42,163

Iron River, WI $42,466

Ladysmith, WI $42,263

Lake Nebagamon, WI $42,666

La Pointe, WI $42,155

Luck, WI $43,395

Maple, WI $42,767

Marengo, WI $42,146

Mason, WI $42,152

Mikana, WI $42,383

Milltown, WI $43,576

Minong, WI $42,399

Odanah, WI $42,322

Ojibwa, WI $42,059

Glidden, WI $42,075

Harshaw, WI $42,270

Hawkins, WI $42,190

Hazelhurst, WI $42,277

Heafford Junction, WI $42,313

Hurley, WI $42,192

Iron Belt, WI $42,113

Kennan, WI $42,196

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $42,266

Lake Tomahawk, WI $42,289

Land O Lakes, WI $42,233

Laona, WI $42,256

Long Lake, WI $42,140

Mc Naughton, WI $42,294

Manitowish Waters, WI $42,229

Mellen, WI $42,092

Mercer, WI $42,155

Minocqua, WI $42,310

Montreal, WI $42,203

Park Falls, WI $42,187

Phelps, WI $42,232

Phillips, WI $42,205

Prentice, WI $42,238

Presque Isle, WI $42,212

Saint Germain, WI $42,318

Saxon, WI $42,129

Sayner, WI $42,261

Star Lake, WI $42,151

Three Lakes, WI $42,269

Tony, WI $42,257

Tripoli, WI $42,166

Upson, WI $41,988

Wabeno, WI $42,259

Woodruff, WI $42,328

La Crosse, WI $42,030

Alma, WI $43,101

Alma Center, WI $42,533

Arcadia, WI $42,688

Arkdale, WI $42,372

Bangor, WI $42,122

Black River Falls, WI $42,395

Blair, WI $42,523

Camp Douglas, WI $42,434

Cashton, WI $42,168

Cataract, WI $42,235

Chaseburg, WI $42,099

Cochrane, WI $43,026

Coon Valley, WI $42,083

De Soto, WI $42,172

Dodge, WI $42,569

Eastman, WI $42,292

Ettrick, WI $42,253

Ferryville, WI $42,241

Fountain City, WI $42,841

Galesville, WI $42,382

Gays Mills, WI $42,373

Genoa, WI $42,131

Hillsboro, WI $42,524

Hixton, WI $42,532

Holmen, WI $42,128

Hustler, WI $42,589

Kendall, WI $42,472

La Farge, WI $42,407

Lynxville, WI $42,296

Mather, WI $42,383

Melrose, WI $42,245

Millston, WI $42,292

Mindoro, WI $42,158

Mount Sterling, WI $42,443

Necedah, WI $42,388

Norwalk, WI $42,218

Oakdale, WI $42,436

Onalaska, WI $42,062

Ontario, WI $42,403

Readstown, WI $42,359

Rockland, WI $42,114

Seneca, WI $42,485

Soldiers Grove, WI $42,405

Sparta, WI $42,202

Steuben, WI $42,368

Stoddard, WI $42,065

Taylor, WI $42,440

Tomah, WI $42,458

Trempealeau, WI $42,376

Palmyra, WI $43,334

Tunnel City, WI $42,437

Viola, WI $42,434

Viroqua, WI $42,169

Warrens, WI $42,371

Westby, WI $42,147

West Salem, WI $42,084

Wilton, WI $42,434

Eau Claire, WI $42,708

Altoona, WI $42,766

Arkansaw, WI $43,215

Augusta, WI $42,602

Bay City, WI $43,608

Bloomer, WI $42,455

Boyceville, WI $43,125

Glen Flora, WI $42,188

Wales, WI $43,927

Bagley, WI $42,299

Beetown, WI $42,342

Benton, WI $42,509

Bloomington, WI $42,349

Boscobel, WI $42,440

Cassville, WI $42,299

Cuba City, WI $42,433

Dickeyville, WI $42,469

Fennimore, WI $42,491

Glen Haven, WI $42,276

Hazel Green, WI $42,364

Kieler, WI $42,481

Lancaster, WI $42,394

Mount Hope, WI $42,343

Patch Grove, WI $42,495

Platteville, WI $42,575

Potosi, WI $42,310

Prairie Du Chien, WI $42,402

Sinsinawa, WI $42,347

Stitzer, WI $42,478

Wauzeka, WI $42,364

Woodman, WI $42,317

Portage, WI $43,249

Adams, WI $42,567

Arlington, WI $43,686

Baraboo, WI $43,253

Beaver Dam, WI $43,214

Brandon, WI $42,754

Briggsville, WI $42,980

Burnett, WI $42,922

Cambria, WI $43,189

Cazenovia, WI $42,602

Columbus, WI $43,554

Dalton, WI $42,943

Dellwood, WI $42,423

Doylestown, WI $43,486

Elroy, WI $42,484

Endeavor, WI $42,926

Fairwater, WI $42,837

Fall River, WI $43,431

Fox Lake, WI $43,001

Friendship, WI $42,439

Friesland, WI $43,133

Grand Marsh, WI $42,586

Hillpoint, WI $42,850

Kingston, WI $42,983

Lake Delton, WI $43,094

La Valle, WI $42,661

Lime Ridge, WI $42,820

Loganville, WI $42,949

Lyndon Station, WI $42,718

Markesan, WI $42,775

Marquette, WI $42,923

Mauston, WI $42,557

Montello, WI $42,775

New Lisbon, WI $42,439

North Freedom, WI $43,274

Oxford, WI $42,782

Packwaukee, WI $42,952

Pardeeville, WI $43,275

Poynette, WI $43,549

Randolph, WI $43,187

Reedsburg, WI $42,937

Rio, WI $43,503

Rock Springs, WI $42,993

Union Center, WI $42,676

Waupun, WI $42,843

Westfield, WI $42,576

Wisconsin Dells, WI $42,917

Wonewoc, WI $42,515

Wyocena, WI $43,372

Amery, WI $43,810

Baldwin, WI $44,073

Beldenville, WI $43,991

Clayton, WI $43,236

Clear Lake, WI $43,584

Cushing, WI $43,662

Deer Park, WI $43,898

Dresser, WI $44,193

East Ellsworth, WI $43,880

Ellsworth, WI $43,952

Glenwood City, WI $43,681

Hager City, WI $44,064

Hammond, WI $44,592

Hudson, WI $45,298

New Richmond, WI $44,700

Osceola, WI $44,815

Prescott, WI $44,938

River Falls, WI $44,882

Roberts, WI $44,869

Saint Croix Falls, WI $43,932

Somerset, WI $45,120

Star Prairie, WI $44,581

Pell Lake, WI $43,217

Pleasant Prairie, WI $43,257

Powers Lake, WI $43,291

Rochester, WI $43,465

Salem, WI $43,325

Silver Lake, WI $43,336

Somers, WI $43,204

South Milwaukee, WI $44,482

Springfield, WI $43,236

Sturtevant, WI $43,212

Sullivan, WI $43,436

Trevor, WI $43,345

Twin Lakes, WI $43,327

Union Grove, WI $43,306

Walworth, WI $43,144

Radisson, WI $42,113

Waterford, WI $43,694

Waukesha, WI $44,357

Whitewater, WI $43,087

Williams Bay, WI $43,103

Wilmot, WI $43,343

Woodworth, WI $43,291

Zenda, WI $43,101

Milwaukee, WI $44,724

Saint Francis, WI $44,704

Racine, WI $43,183

Afton, WI $43,057

Albany, WI $43,351

Arena, WI $43,366

Argyle, WI $43,109

Avalon, WI $43,064

Avoca, WI $42,816

Barneveld, WI $43,369

Belleville, WI $43,637

Belmont, WI $42,694

Beloit, WI $43,018

Black Earth, WI $43,639

Blanchardville, WI $43,222

Blue Mounds, WI $43,510

Blue River, WI $42,425

Brodhead, WI $43,055

Brooklyn, WI $43,658

Browntown, WI $42,771

Cambridge, WI $43,637

Gile, WI $42,333

Clinton, WI $43,089

Wausau, WI $42,473

Marshfield, WI $42,492

Abbotsford, WI $42,450

Amherst, WI $42,563

Amherst Junction, WI $42,515

Aniwa, WI $42,307

Antigo, WI $42,349

Arpin, WI $42,408

Athens, WI $42,352

Auburndale, WI $42,387

Babcock, WI $42,321

Birnamwood, WI $42,332

Blenker, WI $42,381

Bowler, WI $42,414

Brokaw, WI $42,417

Bryant, WI $42,257

Chili, WI $42,440

Colby, WI $42,427

Curtiss, WI $42,408

Custer, WI $42,455

Deerbrook, WI $42,255

Dorchester, WI $42,410

Edgar, WI $42,386

Eland, WI $42,380

Elcho, WI $42,275

Elderon, WI $42,406

Elton, WI $42,312

Galloway, WI $42,446

Gilman, WI $42,315

Jump River, WI $42,278

Gleason, WI $42,263

Granton, WI $42,438

Greenwood, WI $42,460

Hannibal, WI $42,308

Hatley, WI $42,364

Hewitt, WI $42,568

Irma, WI $42,283

Junction City, WI $42,364

Loyal, WI $42,456

Lublin, WI $42,351

Marathon, WI $42,378

Mattoon, WI $42,463

Medford, WI $42,365

Merrill, WI $42,351

Milladore, WI $42,380

Mosinee, WI $42,407

Neillsville, WI $42,497

Nekoosa, WI $42,422

Nelsonville, WI $42,607

Ogema, WI $42,250

Owen, WI $42,417

Pearson, WI $42,240

Pelican Lake, WI $42,243

Phlox, WI $42,431

Woodville, WI $43,830

Houlton, WI $45,409

Abrams, WI $42,475

Amberg, WI $42,218

Armstrong Creek, WI $42,229

Athelstane, WI $42,245

Black Creek, WI $42,935

Bonduel, WI $42,593

Brillion, WI $42,896

Cecil, WI $42,527

Coleman, WI $42,438

Combined Locks, WI $43,220

Crivitz, WI $42,362

De Pere, WI $42,566

Dunbar, WI $42,200

Fence, WI $42,156

Florence, WI $42,218

Forest Junction, WI $43,019

Gillett, WI $42,496

Goodman, WI $42,227

Greenleaf, WI $42,729

Green Valley, WI $42,508

Gresham, WI $42,481

Hilbert, WI $43,003

Kaukauna, WI $43,167

Freedom, WI $43,113

Keshena, WI $42,527

Kimberly, WI $43,223

Krakow, WI $42,508

Lakewood, WI $42,297

Lena, WI $42,467

Little Chute, WI $43,221

Little Suamico, WI $42,464

Marinette, WI $42,491

Mountain, WI $42,321

Neopit, WI $42,422

Niagara, WI $42,264

Nichols, WI $42,745

Oconto, WI $42,463

Oconto Falls, WI $42,486

Oneida, WI $42,512

Pembine, WI $42,237

Peshtigo, WI $42,456

Porterfield, WI $42,345

Potter, WI $42,919

Pound, WI $42,392

Pulaski, WI $42,524

Pickerel, WI $42,280

Pittsville, WI $42,376

Plover, WI $42,519

Port Edwards, WI $42,541

Rib Lake, WI $42,309

Ringle, WI $42,351

Rosholt, WI $42,438

Rothschild, WI $42,513

Rudolph, WI $42,393

Schofield, WI $42,478

Spencer, WI $42,448

Stetsonville, WI $42,384

Stevens Point, WI $42,500

Stratford, WI $42,412

Summit Lake, WI $42,288

Tigerton, WI $42,480

Tomahawk, WI $42,314

Unity, WI $42,414

Vesper, WI $42,400

Westboro, WI $42,254

White Lake, WI $42,275

Willard, WI $42,451

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $42,475

Withee, WI $42,391

Wittenberg, WI $42,429

Rhinelander, WI $42,338

Argonne, WI $42,202

Boulder Junction, WI $42,228

Brantwood, WI $42,189

Butternut, WI $42,120

Catawba, WI $42,202

Clam Lake, WI $41,974

Conover, WI $42,250

Crandon, WI $42,316

Eagle River, WI $42,313

Fifield, WI $42,175

Poplar, WI $42,829

Port Wing, WI $42,477

Seymour, WI $42,694

Oak Creek, WI $44,182

Adell, WI $43,319

Allenton, WI $43,477

Ashippun, WI $43,617

Belgium, WI $43,744

Brookfield, WI $44,625

Brownsville, WI $42,887

Butler, WI $44,651

Campbellsport, WI $43,098

Cascade, WI $43,063

Cedarburg, WI $44,245

Cedar Grove, WI $43,542

Chilton, WI $42,921

Cleveland, WI $42,749

Clyman, WI $43,275

Colgate, WI $44,175

Delafield, WI $43,910

Eden, WI $42,873

Elkhart Lake, WI $42,870

Fredonia, WI $43,732

Germantown, WI $44,358

Glenbeulah, WI $42,849

Grafton, WI $44,253

Greenbush, WI $42,848

Hartford, WI $43,785

Hartland, WI $44,043

Hingham, WI $43,250

Horicon, WI $43,149

Hubertus, WI $44,116

Hustisford, WI $43,322

Iron Ridge, WI $43,387

Ixonia, WI $43,521

Jackson, WI $44,119

Johnson Creek, WI $43,387

Juneau, WI $43,149

Kewaskum, WI $43,495

Kiel, WI $42,795

Kohler, WI $42,980

Lannon, WI $44,420

Lebanon, WI $43,364

Lomira, WI $43,088

Malone, WI $42,884

Mayville, WI $43,102

Menomonee Falls, WI $44,486

Merton, WI $44,116

Mount Calvary, WI $42,921

Nashotah, WI $43,900

Neosho, WI $43,537

Newburg, WI $43,910

New Holstein, WI $42,860

Newton, WI $42,708

North Lake, WI $44,269

Oakfield, WI $42,807

Oconomowoc, WI $43,727

Okauchee, WI $43,852

Oostburg, WI $43,328

Pewaukee, WI $44,234

Plymouth, WI $42,928

Port Washington, WI $43,985

Random Lake, WI $43,525

Richfield, WI $44,139

Rubicon, WI $43,613

Saint Cloud, WI $42,917

Saukville, WI $44,040

Sheboygan, WI $43,103

Sheboygan Falls, WI $42,958

Slinger, WI $43,923

Stockbridge, WI $43,017

Sussex, WI $44,268

West Bend, WI $43,694

Theresa, WI $43,345

Thiensville, WI $44,572

Waldo, WI $43,211

Watertown, WI $43,333

Mequon, WI $44,457

Woodland, WI $43,425

Bassett, WI $43,327

Benet Lake, WI $43,287

Big Bend, WI $44,003

Bristol, WI $43,292

Burlington, WI $43,373

Caledonia, WI $43,535

Camp Lake, WI $43,340

Cudahy, WI $44,670

Darien, WI $43,135

Delavan, WI $43,117

Dousman, WI $43,609

Eagle, WI $43,529

Cobb, WI $42,840

Cottage Grove, WI $43,887

Cross Plains, WI $43,777

Dane, WI $43,774

Darlington, WI $42,816

Deerfield, WI $43,766

De Forest, WI $43,823

Dodgeville, WI $43,032

Edgerton, WI $43,541

Edmund, WI $42,934

Evansville, WI $43,422

Footville, WI $43,150

Fort Atkinson, WI $43,354

Gotham, WI $43,031

Gratiot, WI $42,624

Hanover, WI $43,141

Highland, WI $42,782

Hollandale, WI $43,291

Janesville, WI $43,175

Shawano, WI $42,551

Sherwood, WI $43,129

Shiocton, WI $42,826

Sobieski, WI $42,471

Suamico, WI $42,460

Suring, WI $42,406

Townsend, WI $42,316

Wausaukee, WI $42,291

Wrightstown, WI $43,002

Zachow, WI $42,540

Algoma, WI $42,462

Baileys Harbor, WI $42,346

Brussels, WI $42,458

Casco, WI $42,466

Collins, WI $42,799

Denmark, WI $42,517

Egg Harbor, WI $42,379

Ellison Bay, WI $42,307

Ephraim, WI $42,379

Fish Creek, WI $42,351

Forestville, WI $42,459

Francis Creek, WI $42,566

Kellnersville, WI $42,594

Kewaunee, WI $42,486

Luxemburg, WI $42,467

Manitowoc, WI $42,646

Maplewood, WI $42,451

Maribel, WI $42,567

Mishicot, WI $42,531

New Franken, WI $42,461

Reedsville, WI $42,681

Saint Nazianz, WI $42,765

Sister Bay, WI $42,354

Sturgeon Bay, WI $42,466

Tisch Mills, WI $42,512

Two Rivers, WI $42,528

Valders, WI $42,745

Washington Island, WI $42,282

Whitelaw, WI $42,596

Green Bay, WI $42,455

East Troy, WI $43,529

Elkhorn, WI $43,229

Elm Grove, WI $44,651

Fontana, WI $43,127

Franksville, WI $43,507

Genesee Depot, WI $43,842

Genoa City, WI $43,250

Greendale, WI $44,619

Hales Corners, WI $44,543

Franklin, WI $44,286

Helenville, WI $43,285

Honey Creek, WI $43,393

Kansasville, WI $43,378

Kenosha, WI $43,194

New Berlin, WI $44,403

Lake Geneva, WI $43,104

Lyons, WI $43,336

Mukwonago, WI $43,795

Muskego, WI $44,072

New Munster, WI $43,341

North Prairie, WI $43,771

Fremont, WI $42,862

Rice Lake, WI $42,349

Sarona, WI $42,246

Shell Lake, WI $42,282

Siren, WI $42,709

Solon Springs, WI $42,469

South Range, WI $42,870

Springbrook, WI $42,164

Stone Lake, WI $42,180

Superior, WI $42,916

Trego, WI $42,209

Turtle Lake, WI $43,165

Wascott, WI $42,427

Washburn, WI $42,264

Webster, WI $42,315

Weyerhaeuser, WI $42,246

Winter, WI $42,045

Oshkosh, WI $42,974

Almond, WI $42,510

Appleton, WI $43,223

Bancroft, WI $42,377

Bear Creek, WI $42,757

Berlin, WI $42,787

Big Falls, WI $42,658

Butte Des Morts, WI $42,952

Caroline, WI $42,543

Clintonville, WI $42,653

Coloma, WI $42,398

Dale, WI $43,030

Eldorado, WI $42,872

Embarrass, WI $42,639

Eureka, WI $42,798

Fond Du Lac, WI $43,081

Jefferson, WI $43,318

Juda, WI $43,001

Lake Mills, WI $43,526

Linden, WI $42,889

Livingston, WI $42,669

Lodi, WI $43,635

Lone Rock, WI $42,901

Lowell, WI $43,357

Mc Farland, WI $43,936

Marshall, WI $43,719

Mazomanie, WI $43,617

Merrimac, WI $43,445

Middleton, WI $43,904

Milton, WI $43,194

Mineral Point, WI $42,908

Monroe, WI $42,975

Montfort, WI $42,687

Monticello, WI $43,301

Morrisonville, WI $43,778

Mount Horeb, WI $43,572

Muscoda, WI $42,615

New Glarus, WI $43,479

Oregon, WI $43,862

Orfordville, WI $43,101

Plain, WI $43,031

Prairie Du Sac, WI $43,467

Reeseville, WI $43,445

Rewey, WI $42,717

Richland Center, WI $42,572

Ridgeway, WI $43,341

Sauk City, WI $43,480

Sextonville, WI $42,963

Sharon, WI $43,125

Shullsburg, WI $42,542

South Wayne, WI $42,715

Spring Green, WI $43,197

Stoughton, WI $43,779

Sun Prairie, WI $43,823

Verona, WI $43,811

Waterloo, WI $43,584

Waunakee, WI $43,921

Windsor, WI $43,894

Woodford, WI $42,968

Madison, WI $44,014

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	$65,920	$32.0	50%
Chemicals	$52,736	$25.0	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.

$40,596

Average $43,947/year

$47,502

$3,383

Average $3,662/month

$3,958

$781

Average $845/week

$913

$20

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$47,502	$3,958	$913	$23
Average	$43,947	$3,662	$845	$21
25th Percentile	$40,596	$3,383	$781	$20

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