The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $48,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,690.
Pay spans roughly $46,170 at the 10th percentile to $58,980 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.12 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $48,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.12 |
| 10th percentile | $46,170 |
| 90th percentile | $58,980 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.