Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania
Local pay for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4022
$50,280
median pay, Pennsylvania
550
employed in Pennsylvania
+2.5%
vs U.S. median
-18.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania earn between $45,260 and $63,490 a year; the U.S. median is $49,030.
$42,800
P10
$45,260
P25
$50,280
MEDIAN
$63,490
P75
$71,490
P90
Pay by metro in Pennsylvania