The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $44,870 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,650.
Pay spans roughly $27,360 at the 10th percentile to $63,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.57 per hour. An estimated 90 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $44,870 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.57 |
| 10th percentile | $27,360 |
| 90th percentile | $63,290 |
| Employment | 90 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.