Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 79 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Worcester, MA $86,590 60
San Francisco, CA $65,690 40
Boston, MA-NH $65,530 60
New Jersey $63,630 90
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,590 190
Massachusetts $60,540 250

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alabama $46,640 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $51,520 180
      Fayetteville, AR $35,900 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $48,730 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $65,690 40
      California $57,620 480
      Los Angeles, CA $57,150 300
      Riverside, CA $46,650 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $60,090 90
      Colorado $55,990 170
      Greeley, CO $45,210 —
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $44,000 220
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $39,210 30
      Florida $39,210 150
      Miami, FL $33,830 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $45,710 90
      Georgia $42,120 210
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa $45,420 —
      Davenport, IA-IL $44,220 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $48,090 150
      Illinois $47,540 320
      Northwest Illinois $41,740 110
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $57,740 120
      Columbus, IN $52,060 140
      Indiana $46,460 280
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $50,900 130
      Wichita, KS $50,900 90
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $59,700 860
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $52,370 50
      Central Kentucky $40,230 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Worcester, MA $86,590 60
      Boston, MA-NH $65,530 60
      Massachusetts $60,540 250
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $40,080 —
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maine $41,530 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $56,690 330
      Northern Michigan $53,100 30
      Lansing, MI $51,770 100
      Michigan $50,950 780
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missouri $48,010 100
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Delta Mississippi $38,270 40
      Mississippi $36,940 80
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $58,560 190
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $63,630 90
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $49,920 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York $53,140 160
      New York, NY-NJ $49,560 130
      Rochester, NY $46,190 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Youngstown, OH $58,100 80
      Canton, OH $53,680 40
      Columbus, OH $53,230 90
      Cleveland, OH $50,200 150
      Ohio $50,200 680
      Akron, OH $47,680 70
      West Northwestern Ohio $47,580 80
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma $56,030 —
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oregon $52,040 —
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $62,590 190
      Pennsylvania $49,590 530
      Pittsburgh, PA $48,400 70
      Erie, PA $47,370 70
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $43,740 70
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $48,320 130
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $45,430 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,860 50
      South Central Tennessee $38,260 40
      Nashville, TN $38,220 110
      Tennessee $36,000 660
      Johnson City, TN $34,180 70
      West Tennessee $33,480 110
      Kingsport, TN-VA $30,210 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $53,350 150
      Dallas, TX $44,870 90
      Texas $36,910 610
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $54,230 70
      Virginia $53,050 310
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $48,320 —
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $60,500 60
      Wisconsin $51,760 80