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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Columbus, IN

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, IN earns $38,420 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,658 a month.

10th percentile
$30,230
25th percentile
$33,830
Median percentile
$38,420
75th percentile
$41,820
90th percentile
$58,450

Based on 330 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,898 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,420
Federal income tax−$2,430
Social Security + Medicare−$2,939
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,153
Monthly take-home$2,658
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$41,310Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

All molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana