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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns $47,840 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,106 a month.

10th percentile
$36,860
25th percentile
$43,000
Median percentile
$47,840
75th percentile
$52,510
90th percentile
$62,470

Based on 840 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

$37,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,840
Federal income tax−$3,561
Social Security + Medicare−$3,660
California income tax (approx.)−$3,349
Monthly take-home$3,106
Every two weeks$1,433

Does it go far here?

$42,757Median pay in San Diego, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.9 vs 100).
72%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,246 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Diego, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$323,050
Family Medicine Physicians$295,530
Pediatricians, General$262,650
Chief Executives$238,440
Natural Sciences Managers$207,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$206,740
Architectural and Engineering Managers$202,810
Lawyers$178,220

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