The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $62,590 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,170.
Pay spans roughly $49,030 at the 10th percentile to $72,380 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $30.09 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $62,590 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,170 |
| Median (hourly) | $30.09 |
| 10th percentile | $49,030 |
| 90th percentile | $72,380 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.