Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Akron, Ohio

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,370
25th Percentile Wage
$38,080
50th Percentile Wage
$41,740
75th Percentile Wage
$56,340
90th Percentile Wage
$59,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Akron, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,740
6.09% 21.20%
2020
$39,200
1.79% -
2019
$38,500
-0.83% -
2018
$38,820
1.08% -
2017
$38,400
10.86% -
2014
$34,230
-0.88% -
2013
$34,530
4.75% -
2012
$32,890
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,740 in Akron is in the middle of salary range for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Akron is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Toledo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
$47,620
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$46,680
Dayton
$46,020
Canton-Massillon
$44,610
Akron
$41,740
Columbus
$36,960
Cincinnati-Middletown
$36,850
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$35,900
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$35,460
Toledo
$26,920

See also: Top paying jobs in Akron, Ohio.