The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $26,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,260.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,770, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the second highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News (median annual salary of $47,270). Compared with Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |