Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in St Louis, Missouri

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,990
25th Percentile Wage
$36,260
50th Percentile Wage
$44,900
75th Percentile Wage
$50,410
90th Percentile Wage
$53,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,990.

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
$44,900
3.41% 12.98%
2019
$43,370
6.16% -
2018
$40,700
21.25% -
2017
$32,050
19.03% -
2016
$25,950
-1.00% -
2015
$26,210
-26.33% -
2014
$33,110
-23.68% -
2013
$40,950
4.59% -
2012
$39,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in St Louis with Other Missouri Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,900, St Louis is the second highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Missouri, following the highest paying city Kansas City (median annual salary of $44,970). Compared with Kansas City, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St Louis is .2 percent (.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kansas City
$44,970
St Louis
$44,900
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
$28,370

See also: Top paying jobs in St Louis, Missouri.