The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $51,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $56,090.
Pay spans roughly $50,270 at the 10th percentile to $69,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.89 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
| Median (annual) | $51,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $56,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.89 |
| 10th percentile | $50,270 |
| 90th percentile | $69,250 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.