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

Ranked #2 of 32 · CA

18.9% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $61,470 ≈ $30/hr
Median annual salary $59,250
Employment 750

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $43,390P25 $45,850 Median $59,250P75 $78,240P90 $81,730

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in California earn between $43,390 and $81,730. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

California
$61,470
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in California is $61,470, about 18.9% above the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $30/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in California

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $67,230 $72,070 40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $59,320 $61,970 510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $49,180 $54,270 90

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