Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Massachusetts
SOC 51-4022 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Massachusetts is $60,540 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $29.10 per hour. This is 23% above the national median of $49,240. 250 people work as Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Massachusetts. Wages have grown 37% since 2014, when the median was $44,240.
Median Annual Salary
$60,540
Mean Annual
$64,600
Median Hourly
$29.10
Total Employed
250
Location Quotient
1.22
Average concentration
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Massachusetts
$60,540
this metro
United States
$49,240
you earn +23% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $60,540 |
| 2023 | $47,660 |
| 2022 | $46,110 |
| 2021 | $30,280 |
| 2020 | $33,090 |
| 2019 | $31,990 |
| 2018 | $25,210 |
| 2017 | $24,500 |
| 2016 | $23,250 |
| 2015 | $36,460 |
| 2014 | $44,240 |
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