Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, California

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,060
25th Percentile Wage
$17,700
50th Percentile Wage
$18,750
75th Percentile Wage
$26,830
90th Percentile Wage
$30,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,060.

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Bakersfield-Delano with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,750, Bakersfield-Delano is the lowest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $66,230). In comparison, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bakersfield-Delano is 71.7 percent (71.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$66,230
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$62,600
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$60,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$50,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$49,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$47,320
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$45,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$36,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$32,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$29,950
Fresno
$18,970
Bakersfield-Delano
$18,750

See also: Top paying jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, California.