The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $65,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $70,980.
Pay spans roughly $51,610 at the 10th percentile to $83,410 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $31.58 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $65,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $70,980 |
| Median (hourly) | $31.58 |
| 10th percentile | $51,610 |
| 90th percentile | $83,410 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.