The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pittsburgh, PA is $48,400 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,920.
Pay spans roughly $42,090 at the 10th percentile to $58,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.27 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA.
| Median (annual) | $48,400 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.27 |
| 10th percentile | $42,090 |
| 90th percentile | $58,660 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.