Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
The median pay for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States is $44,350 a year. About 150,470 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,170
- 25th percentile
- $37,270
- Median percentile
- $44,350
- 75th percentile
- $51,020
- 90th percentile
- $61,600
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $77,560
- Maryland $63,460
- Maine $59,230
- Minnesota $49,590
- Nevada $49,590
- Nebraska $48,500
- Washington $48,290
- Colorado $48,200
- North Dakota $47,780
- New Hampshire $47,610
- California $47,240
- Kentucky $47,110
- Arizona $46,930
- Pennsylvania $46,760
- Utah $46,750
- Connecticut $46,240
- Oregon $46,200
- Oklahoma $45,680
- Illinois $45,500
- Virginia $45,370
- South Carolina $45,270
- Delaware $45,220
- Iowa $45,220
- Ohio $44,830
- Arkansas $44,790
- Vermont $44,530
- New York $44,500
- Indiana $44,290
- Wisconsin $44,230
- Missouri $44,120
- Montana $43,340
- Georgia $43,250
- Kansas $43,050
- Idaho $42,690
- Massachusetts $42,570
- West Virginia $42,500
- Rhode Island $42,020
- New Mexico $41,990
- North Carolina $41,630
- Texas $41,140
- South Dakota $40,750
- New Jersey $39,950
- Mississippi $39,730
- Michigan $39,490
- Alabama $39,010
- Tennessee $38,820
- Louisiana $38,650
- Florida $38,440
- Wyoming $38,160
By metro area
- Urban Honolulu, HI $77,560
- Bremerton, WA $74,650
- Saginaw, MI $74,130
- Baltimore, MD $66,540
- Portland, ME $62,690
- Evansville, IN $61,160
- Davenport, IA $60,430
- Fort Collins, CO $58,730
- Peoria, IL $56,720
- San Jose, CA $56,130
- Columbia, SC $55,670
- Waterloo, IA $55,550
- Sheboygan, WI $55,410
- Las Vegas, NV $55,400
- Mobile, AL $55,350
- Reading, PA $54,470
- Corpus Christi, TX $53,890
- Utica, NY $53,160
- San Francisco, CA $52,810
- Oklahoma City, OK $51,360
- Ogden, UT $51,230
- St. Cloud, MN $51,060
- St. Joseph, MO $51,020
- Albany, NY $50,710
- San Luis Obispo, CA $50,700
- Virginia Beach, VA $50,310
- Albany, OR $49,700
- Reno, NV $49,590
- Midland, MI $49,270
- Palm Bay, FL $49,130
- Lansing, MI $49,040
- Minneapolis, MN $49,020
- Oshkosh, WI $48,890
- Lancaster, PA $48,780
- Lexington, KY $48,710
- Hartford, CT $48,700
- Jefferson City, MO $48,700
- Seattle, WA $48,470
- Fayetteville, AR $48,430
- Greeley, CO $48,200
- Vallejo, CA $48,050
- Pueblo, CO $48,010
- Los Angeles, CA $47,960
- Allentown, PA $47,930
- Oxnard, CA $47,910
- Fort Smith, AR $47,850
- San Diego, CA $47,840
- Glens Falls, NY $47,740
- Kiryas Joel, NY $47,710
- Sacramento, CA $47,710
- Lincoln, NE $47,690
- Daphne, AL $47,550
- Joplin, MO $47,330
- Chattanooga, TN $47,320
- Bridgeport, CT $47,280
- Port St. Lucie, FL $47,260
- Modesto, CA $47,240
- Columbus, OH $47,120
- Stockton, CA $47,120
- Phoenix, AZ $47,050
- Montgomery, AL $46,990
- Harrisburg, PA $46,960
- Charleston, SC $46,760
- Provo, UT $46,750
- Dubuque, IA $46,720
- Portland, OR $46,720
- Champaign, IL $46,600
- Spartanburg, SC $46,530
- Philadelphia, PA $46,510
- Fort Wayne, IN $46,420
- Salt Lake City, UT $46,280
- Racine, WI $46,250
- Jonesboro, AR $46,140
- Cincinnati, OH $46,090
- Winchester, VA $46,090
- New Haven, CT $46,070
- York, PA $45,970
- Canton, OH $45,940
- Omaha, NE $45,830
- Florence, SC $45,820
- Spokane, WA $45,730
- Kenosha, WI $45,670
- Eau Claire, WI $45,650
- Fargo, ND $45,650
- Houston, TX $45,650
- Michigan City, IN $45,600
- Chicago, IL $45,590
- Pittsburgh, PA $45,570
- Riverside, CA $45,570
- Chico, CA $45,530
- Bakersfield, CA $45,520
- Bowling Green, KY $45,490
- Fresno, CA $45,440
- Little Rock, AR $45,410
- Muskegon, MI $45,300
- Augusta, GA $45,270
- Williamsport, PA $45,270
- Atlanta, GA $45,190
- Madison, WI $45,150
- Charlotte, NC $45,100
- Scranton, PA $45,020
- Syracuse, NY $45,010
- Tyler, TX $44,930
- Rockford, IL $44,880
- Gettysburg, PA $44,870
- Cleveland, OH $44,860
- Austin, TX $44,840
- Akron, OH $44,530
- Cleveland, TN $44,510
- Kansas City, MO $44,450
- Green Bay, WI $44,380
- St. Louis, MO $44,370
- Bend, OR $44,360
- Decatur, AL $44,320
- La Crosse, WI $44,240
- Springfield, MO $44,170
- Boulder, CO $44,020
- Dallas, TX $43,970
- Boston, MA $43,940
- Sioux Falls, SD $43,920