Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 3 metro areas • California

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California earn a median salary of $56,497 per year on average across 3 metro and nonmetro areas, +14.7% vs the national median of $49,240. An estimated 390 forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic are employed across California, with salaries ranging from $46,650 to $65,690 depending on location.

$56,497 Avg median salary in California
$65,690 Highest paying metro
$46,650 Lowest paying metro
390 Employed in California

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      Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries by city in California

      Metro areaMedian salary25th pct75th pctEmployed
      San Francisco, CA$65,690$63,040$83,41040
      Los Angeles, CA$57,150$49,020$65,260300
      Riverside, CA$46,650$43,630$60,74050

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