The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin is $51,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $52,800.
Pay spans roughly $46,880 at the 10th percentile to $61,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.89 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wisconsin.
| Median (annual) | $51,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $52,800 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.89 |
| 10th percentile | $46,880 |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.