The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $65,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $68,200.
Pay spans roughly $45,210 at the 10th percentile to $89,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.50 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $65,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $68,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.50 |
| 10th percentile | $45,210 |
| 90th percentile | $89,070 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.