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

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

Median annual

$53,550

Median hourly

$26

Average annual

$52,600

Employed in state

450

The median annual salary for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indiana is $53,550, or about $26 an hour. That is 9% higher than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $39,330 at the 10th percentile to $60,910 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 450 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$39,330

25th$48,960

Median$53,550

75th$57,910

90th$60,910

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $25.75
Daily: $206
Weekly: $1,030
Bi-weekly: $2,060
Monthly: $4,463
Annual: $53,550

$53,550 a year is around the 50th percentile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Indiana. The median is $53,550.

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$18.90	$39,330
25th percentile	$23.50	$48,960
Median	$25.80	$53,550
75th percentile	$27.80	$57,910
90th percentile	$29.30	$60,910
Average (mean)	$25.30	$52,600
Employment	450 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$57,740	120
Columbus, IN	$52,060	140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,700	100

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