The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is $46,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,020.
Pay spans roughly $38,870 at the 10th percentile to $80,300 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.43 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
| Median (annual) | $46,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.43 |
| 10th percentile | $38,870 |
| 90th percentile | $80,300 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.