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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Jersey earns $39,950 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,690 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$34,870
Median percentile
$39,950
75th percentile
$48,110
90th percentile
$60,800

Based on 2,450 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

$32,282 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,950
Federal income tax−$2,614
Social Security + Medicare−$3,056
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,998
Monthly take-home$2,690
Every two weeks$1,242

Does it go far here?

$36,717Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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