Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Jackson, Michigan

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,010
25th Percentile Wage
$32,560
50th Percentile Wage
$41,160
75th Percentile Wage
$51,030
90th Percentile Wage
$60,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,010.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$41,160
26.02% 26.02%
2016
$30,450
0.00% -
2012
$30,450
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,160 in Jackson is in the middle of salary range for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lansing-East Lansing and 45.1 percent (45.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lansing-East Lansing
$48,400
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$46,640
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$46,260
Jackson
$41,160
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$40,940
South Bend-Mishawaka
$39,850
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$35,500
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$28,850
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$23,740
Ann Arbor
$22,990
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$22,610

See also: Top paying jobs in Jackson, Michigan.