Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California
SOC 51-4022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California is $57,620 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $27.70 per hour. This is 17% above the national median of $49,240. 480 people work as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in California. Wages have grown 73% since 2014, when the median was $33,390.
Median Annual Salary
$57,620
Mean Annual
$59,120
Median Hourly
$27.70
Total Employed
480
Location Quotient
0.47
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
California
$57,620
this metro
United States
$49,240
you earn +17% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $57,620 |
| 2023 | $52,020 |
| 2022 | $50,380 |
| 2021 | $47,840 |
| 2020 | $43,940 |
| 2019 | $38,670 |
| 2018 | $36,740 |
| 2017 | $36,530 |
| 2016 | $37,110 |
| 2015 | $35,400 |
| 2014 | $33,390 |
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