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

Ranked #11 of 32 · PA

5.5% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $54,500 ≈ $26/hr
Median annual salary $50,280
Employment 550

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $42,800P25 $45,260 Median $50,280P75 $63,490P90 $71,490

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Pennsylvania earn between $42,800 and $71,490. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Pennsylvania
$54,500
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Pennsylvania is $54,500, about 5.5% above the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $26/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $63,880 $59,440 190
Pittsburgh, PA $61,480 $58,210
Erie, PA $55,250 $54,710 50

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