Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$45,850
25th Percentile Wage
$58,190
50th Percentile Wage
$66,230
75th Percentile Wage
$75,110
90th Percentile Wage
$75,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,850.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$66,230
8.35% 20.76%
2021
$60,700
14.48% -
2020
$51,910
4.93% -
2019
$49,350
5.92% -
2018
$46,430
-32.31% -
2017
$61,430
4.83% -
2016
$58,460
3.37% -
2015
$56,490
2.43% -
2014
$55,120
3.30% -
2013
$53,300
1.54% -
2012
$52,480
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,230, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of California, followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary $62,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.

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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California.