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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $45,570 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,967 a month.

10th percentile
$35,460
25th percentile
$37,510
Median percentile
$45,570
75th percentile
$47,490
90th percentile
$58,640

Based on 1,910 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

$35,606 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,570
Federal income tax−$3,288
Social Security + Medicare−$3,486
California income tax (approx.)−$3,190
Monthly take-home$2,967
Every two weeks$1,369

Does it go far here?

$42,812Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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