The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas is $50,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,580.
Pay spans roughly $43,570 at the 10th percentile to $64,330 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.47 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas.
| Median (annual) | $50,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.47 |
| 10th percentile | $43,570 |
| 90th percentile | $64,330 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.