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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $46,720 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,979 a month.

10th percentile
$36,480
25th percentile
$38,880
Median percentile
$46,720
75th percentile
$59,350
90th percentile
$72,580

Based on 1,300 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

$35,748 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,720
Federal income tax−$3,426
Social Security + Medicare−$3,574
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,971
Monthly take-home$2,979
Every two weeks$1,375

Does it go far here?

$44,318Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
58%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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