Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,760
25th Percentile Wage
$33,000
50th Percentile Wage
$39,850
75th Percentile Wage
$44,290
90th Percentile Wage
$46,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,760.

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in South Bend-Mishawaka with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,850 in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 South Bend-Mishawaka is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lansing-East Lansing and 43.3 percent (43.3%) 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 South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan.