Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,150
25th Percentile Wage
$29,060
50th Percentile Wage
$36,170
75th Percentile Wage
$45,600
90th Percentile Wage
$53,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,150.

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 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$36,170
2.65% 0.00%
2014
$35,210
14.37% -
2013
$30,150
-19.97% -
2012
$36,170
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,170, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is the highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Iowa, followed by Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $35,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island is 2.8 percent (2.8%) higher than that in Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island
$36,170
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area
$35,170

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