Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,960
25th Percentile Wage
$38,360
50th Percentile Wage
$50,830
75th Percentile Wage
$57,220
90th Percentile Wage
$61,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,960.

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 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$50,830
18.45% 24.00%
2013
$41,450
6.80% -
2012
$38,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,830 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 63.1 percent (63.1%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.