Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,790
25th Percentile Wage
$27,770
50th Percentile Wage
$33,570
75th Percentile Wage
$41,120
90th Percentile Wage
$46,770

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,790.

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 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$33,570
-1.61% -1.61%
2012
$34,110
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,570 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 41.0 percent (41.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 7.6 percent (7.6%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.