Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,510
25th Percentile Wage
$20,770
50th Percentile Wage
$22,320
75th Percentile Wage
$23,870
90th Percentile Wage
$24,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $24,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,510.

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

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$22,320
1.75% 0.00%
2015
$21,930
-1.78% -
2012
$22,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,320, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is the lowest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Texas, following city of Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $47,630). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is about 53.1 percent (53.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$47,630
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$38,840
Brownsville-Harlingen
$38,060
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$36,810
Fort Worth-Arlington
$33,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$30,930
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$30,630
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,030
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$22,320

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