Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,400
25th Percentile Wage
$30,680
50th Percentile Wage
$36,870
75th Percentile Wage
$45,180
90th Percentile Wage
$51,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,400.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$36,870
2.17% 15.73%
2016
$36,070
2.33% -
2015
$35,230
5.54% -
2014
$33,280
8.86% -
2013
$30,330
-2.44% -
2012
$31,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,870 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 44.3 percent (44.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 49.1 percent (49.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.

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