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

Ranked #12 of 32 · VA

3.7% above U.S. average
Mean annual salary $53,590 ≈ $26/hr
Median annual salary $54,230
Employment 560

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $47,740P25 $48,130 Median $54,230P75 $55,740P90 $59,930

About 80% of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Virginia earn between $47,740 and $59,930. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Virginia
$53,590
U.S. average
$51,680

The mean forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Virginia is $53,590, about 3.7% above the U.S. average ($51,680). That works out to roughly $26/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Virginia

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Richmond, VA $54,230 $52,780 70
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $48,320 $51,320

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