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

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

Median annual

$51,120

Median hourly

$25

Average annual

$51,620

Employed in state

130

The median annual salary for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas is $51,120, or about $25 an hour. That is 4% higher than the national median.

Pay in Kansas ranges from $43,590 at the 10th percentile to $58,810 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 130 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Kansas

10th$43,590

25th$46,140

Median$51,120

75th$56,390

90th$58,810

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $24.58
Daily: $197
Weekly: $983
Bi-weekly: $1,966
Monthly: $4,260
Annual: $51,120

$51,120 a year is around the 50th percentile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kansas. The median is $51,120.

Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Kansas
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$21.00	$43,590
25th percentile	$22.20	$46,140
Median	$24.60	$51,120
75th percentile	$27.10	$56,390
90th percentile	$28.30	$58,810
Average (mean)	$24.80	$51,620
Employment	130 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Wichita, KS	$51,800	N/A

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