Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$42K–$60K
Median
$49,030
25th percentile
$42,440
75th percentile
$60,130
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$46,970
$44K–$64K
Arizona
$48,730
$48K–$59K
Arkansas
$38,120
$36K–$47K
California
$59,250
$46K–$78K
Colorado
$57,970
$47K–$62K
Connecticut
$45,120
$39K–$46K
Florida
$40,480
$28K–$42K
Georgia
$46,490
$44K–$60K
Illinois
$49,750
$46K–$60K
Indiana
$53,550
$49K–$58K
Iowa
$47,010
$46K–$49K
Kansas
$51,120
$46K–$56K
Kentucky
$36,110
$35K–$45K
Maryland
$49,920
$50K–$52K
Massachusetts
$51,770
$44K–$72K
Michigan
$61,620
$47K–$64K
Mississippi
$39,550
$37K–$40K
Missouri
$55,210
$46K–$56K
Nebraska
$60,460
$60K–$65K
Nevada
$45,040
$43K–$56K
New Jersey
$35,630
$36K–$39K
New York
$56,350
$47K–$64K
Ohio
$56,870
$49K–$61K
Oklahoma
$61,720
$50K–$62K
Oregon
$69,210
$52K–$84K
Pennsylvania
$50,280
$45K–$63K
South Carolina
$49,610
$48K–$53K
Tennessee
$43,810
$39K–$47K
Texas
$37,390
$28K–$46K
Virginia
$54,230
$48K–$56K
West Virginia
$37,390
$35K–$47K
Wisconsin
$60,310
$53K–$61K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 29% of production occupations nationally, and earn 77¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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