Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,240
25th Percentile Wage
$48,500
50th Percentile Wage
$60,960
75th Percentile Wage
$64,640
90th Percentile Wage
$82,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,240.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,960
48.49% 67.83%
2014
$31,400
7.10% -
2013
$29,170
32.77% -
2012
$19,610
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,960 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 69.2 percent (69.2%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.