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

Ranked #5 of 32 · MI

10.4% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $57,080 ≈ $27/hr
Median annual salary $61,620
Employment 620

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $41,820P25 $47,230 Median $61,620P75 $64,030P90 $69,100

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Michigan earn between $41,820 and $69,100. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Michigan
$57,080
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Michigan is $57,080, about 10.4% above the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $27/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Michigan

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $61,980 $56,550 380

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