The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $56,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,890.
Pay spans roughly $40,140 at the 10th percentile to $61,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.26 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
| Median (annual) | $56,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,890 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.26 |
| 10th percentile | $40,140 |
| 90th percentile | $61,380 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.