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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $47,710 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,098 a month.

10th percentile
$37,450
25th percentile
$40,710
Median percentile
$47,710
75th percentile
$49,530
90th percentile
$60,480

Based on 250 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

$37,175 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,710
Federal income tax−$3,545
Social Security + Medicare−$3,650
California income tax (approx.)−$3,340
Monthly take-home$3,098
Every two weeks$1,430

Does it go far here?

$44,727Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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