The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is $44,220 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,450.
Pay spans roughly $38,550 at the 10th percentile to $51,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.26 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.
| Median (annual) | $44,220 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,450 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.26 |
| 10th percentile | $38,550 |
| 90th percentile | $51,880 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.