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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in South Bend, IN

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI earns $37,650 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,609 a month.

10th percentile
$30,060
25th percentile
$34,740
Median percentile
$37,650
75th percentile
$45,080
90th percentile
$52,130

Based on 420 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

$31,302 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,650
Federal income tax−$2,338
Social Security + Medicare−$2,880
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,130
Monthly take-home$2,609
Every two weeks$1,204

Does it go far here?

$40,546Median pay in South Bend, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.9 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,046 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Bend, IN

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,370
General and Operations Managers$104,500
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,330
Registered Nurses$93,540
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,470
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,960
Accountants and Auditors$77,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,070

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