Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen 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 Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$31,570
25th Percentile Wage
$33,470
50th Percentile Wage
$36,630
75th Percentile Wage
$41,380
90th Percentile Wage
$46,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,570.

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
$36,630
3.36% 0.00%
2013
$35,400
-3.47% -
2012
$36,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Elkhart-Goshen with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,630, Elkhart-Goshen is the lowest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Indiana, following city of Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $50,280). Compared with the highest paying city Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Elkhart-Goshen is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$50,280
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$42,980
Indianapolis-Carmel
$41,520
Columbus
$41,080
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$39,230
Elkhart-Goshen
$36,630

See also: Top paying jobs in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana.