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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $52,810 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,410 a month.

10th percentile
$37,640
25th percentile
$46,290
Median percentile
$52,810
75th percentile
$57,760
90th percentile
$72,190

Based on 490 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

$40,916 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,810
Federal income tax−$4,157
Social Security + Medicare−$4,040
California income tax (approx.)−$3,697
Monthly take-home$3,410
Every two weeks$1,574

Does it go far here?

$45,678Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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