Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,020
25th Percentile Wage
$51,730
50th Percentile Wage
$56,890
75th Percentile Wage
$63,090
90th Percentile Wage
$65,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,020.

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
$56,890
3.25% 19.09%
2021
$55,040
12.34% -
2020
$48,250
5.04% -
2019
$45,820
0.76% -
2018
$45,470
-3.08% -
2017
$46,870
2.86% -
2016
$45,530
0.81% -
2015
$45,160
-2.97% -
2014
$46,500
0.09% -
2013
$46,460
0.93% -
2012
$46,030
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,890, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Youngstown-Warren-Boardman (median annual salary $55,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.0 percent (2.0%) higher than that in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$56,890
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$55,730
Erie
$50,690
Pittsburgh
$49,610
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$47,340
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$46,050
Philadelphia
$45,800
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$45,230
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$44,670
Altoona
$41,400
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,490
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$33,570
Newark-Union
$31,010

See also: Top paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania.