The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $49,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,230.
Pay spans roughly $34,130 at the 10th percentile to $75,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.83 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $49,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.83 |
| 10th percentile | $34,130 |
| 90th percentile | $75,770 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.