Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Michigan
Local pay for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4022
$61,620
median pay, Michigan
620
employed in Michigan
+25.7%
vs U.S. median
-18.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Michigan
Michigan · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Michigan earn between $47,230 and $64,030 a year; the U.S. median is $49,030.
$41,820
P10
$47,230
P25
$61,620
MEDIAN
$64,030
P75
$69,100
P90
Pay by metro in Michigan
$61,980
$40k $60k $80k