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

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,910
25th Percentile Wage
$37,410
50th Percentile Wage
$45,800
75th Percentile Wage
$53,240
90th Percentile Wage
$57,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,910.

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 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$45,800
-6.27% -5.59%
2015
$48,670
2.61% -
2014
$47,400
-2.36% -
2013
$48,520
0.33% -
2012
$48,360
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,800 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.

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