The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $57,150 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $58,510.
Pay spans roughly $40,420 at the 10th percentile to $77,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.48 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $57,150 |
| Mean (annual) | $58,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.48 |
| 10th percentile | $40,420 |
| 90th percentile | $77,120 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.