Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rockford, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford 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 Rockford, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,490
25th Percentile Wage
$39,050
50th Percentile Wage
$47,160
75th Percentile Wage
$53,340
90th Percentile Wage
$63,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,490.

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 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$47,160
10.69% 9.05%
2019
$42,120
4.37% -
2018
$40,280
-0.20% -
2017
$40,360
-2.08% -
2016
$41,200
-24.78% -
2015
$51,410
4.59% -
2014
$49,050
-1.63% -
2013
$49,850
13.96% -
2012
$42,890
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Rockford with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,160, Rockford is the second highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $49,730). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Rockford is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$49,730
Rockford
$47,160
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$42,840
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,740
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$35,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Rockford, Illinois.