Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$59,250

Median hourly

$28

Average annual

$61,470

Employed in state

750

The median annual salary for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California is $59,250, or about $28 an hour. That is 21% higher than the national median.

Pay in California ranges from $43,390 at the 10th percentile to $81,730 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 750 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in California

10th$43,390

25th$45,850

Median$59,250

75th$78,240

90th$81,730

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $28.49
Daily: $228
Weekly: $1,139
Bi-weekly: $2,279
Monthly: $4,938
Annual: $59,250

$59,250 a year is around the 50th percentile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in California. The median is $59,250.

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — California
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$20.90	$43,390
25th percentile	$22.00	$45,850
Median	$28.50	$59,250
75th percentile	$37.60	$78,240
90th percentile	$39.30	$81,730
Average (mean)	$29.60	$61,470
Employment	750 people

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in California

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$67,230	40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,320	510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$49,180	90

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