Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
The median pay for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States is $49,030 a year. About 8,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,800
- 25th percentile
- $42,440
- Median percentile
- $49,030
- 75th percentile
- $60,130
- 90th percentile
- $68,720
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Oregon $69,210
- Michigan $61,620
- Nebraska $60,460
- Wisconsin $60,310
- California $59,250
- Colorado $57,970
- Ohio $56,870
- New York $56,350
- Missouri $55,210
- Virginia $54,230
- Indiana $53,550
- Massachusetts $51,770
- Kansas $51,120
- Pennsylvania $50,280
- Maryland $49,920
- Illinois $49,750
- South Carolina $49,610
- Arizona $48,730
- Alabama $46,970
- Georgia $46,490
- Connecticut $45,120
- Nevada $45,040
- Tennessee $43,810
- Florida $40,480
- Mississippi $39,550
- Arkansas $38,120
- Texas $37,390
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $67,230
- Philadelphia, PA $63,880
- Detroit, MI $61,980
- Milwaukee, WI $60,500
- Denver, CO $60,090
- Cleveland, OH $59,670
- Los Angeles, CA $59,320
- Boston, MA $58,980
- Indianapolis, IN $57,740
- Canton, OH $55,430
- Erie, PA $55,250
- Richmond, VA $54,230
- Columbus, IN $52,060
- Davenport, IA $49,750
- Chicago, IL $49,700
- Riverside, CA $49,180
- Phoenix, AZ $48,730
- Rochester, NY $46,190
- Atlanta, GA $45,710
- Dallas, TX $44,900
- Memphis, TN $44,860
- Nashville, TN $44,460
- Providence, RI $43,740
- Kingsport, TN $40,990
- New York, NY $38,580
- Houston, TX $36,730
- Miami, FL $27,750