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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Idaho earns $42,690 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,852 a month.

10th percentile
$34,100
25th percentile
$34,590
Median percentile
$42,690
75th percentile
$47,860
90th percentile
$57,770

Based on 520 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

$34,219 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,690
Federal income tax−$2,943
Social Security + Medicare−$3,266
Idaho income tax (approx.)−$2,263
Monthly take-home$2,852
Every two weeks$1,316

Does it go far here?

$44,704Median pay in Idaho is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,238 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Idaho

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$347,160
Physicians, All Other$299,340
Chief Executives$177,210
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,970
Computer and Information Systems Managers$162,240
Pharmacists$144,900
Marketing Managers$142,090
Sales Managers$135,350

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