Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas
Local pay for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4022
$37,390
median pay, Texas
720
employed in Texas
-23.7%
vs U.S. median
-18.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Texas
Texas · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earn between $28,010 and $46,320 a year; the U.S. median is $49,030.
$24,440
P10
$28,010
P25
$37,390
MEDIAN
$46,320
P75
$56,210
P90
Pay by metro in Texas