Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois
SOC 51-4022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois is $47,540 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.86 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $49,240. 320 people work as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Illinois. Wages have grown 28% since 2014, when the median was $37,210.
Median Annual Salary
$47,540
Mean Annual
$48,540
Median Hourly
$22.86
Total Employed
320
Location Quotient
0.92
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Illinois
$47,540
this metro
United States
$49,240
you earn -3% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,540 |
| 2023 | $47,200 |
| 2022 | $46,710 |
| 2021 | $39,290 |
| 2020 | $45,750 |
| 2019 | $41,520 |
| 2018 | $39,570 |
| 2017 | $38,710 |
| 2016 | $37,230 |
| 2015 | $40,790 |
| 2014 | $37,210 |
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