The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Johnson City, TN is $34,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,420.
Pay spans roughly $33,330 at the 10th percentile to $55,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.43 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Johnson City, TN.
| Median (annual) | $34,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.43 |
| 10th percentile | $33,330 |
| 90th percentile | $55,130 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.