Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,490
25th Percentile Wage
$30,600
50th Percentile Wage
$41,600
75th Percentile Wage
$48,740
90th Percentile Wage
$54,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,490.

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$41,600
29.21% -2.91%
2016
$29,450
-37.66% -
2014
$40,540
-10.88% -
2013
$44,950
4.76% -
2012
$42,810
- -

Table 2. Compare Forging Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,600 in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Green Bay.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$51,030
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$49,510
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$43,870
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$41,600
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$35,350
Janesville
$34,080
Green Bay
$29,740

See also: Top paying jobs in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin.