Forging Machine Setter, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
49,030 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4022
Half of all forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 49,030 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay573of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.42×42,440 USD – 60,130 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 42,440 USD |
| Median | 49,030 USD |
| Mean | 51,680 USD |
| Upper quartile | 60,130 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4022 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 49,120 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 49,100 USD
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 49,080 USD
- Pipelayers 49,000 USD
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 48,990 USD
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 48,750 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov