Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Cloud, MN earns $51,060 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,311 a month.

10th percentile: $40,050
25th percentile: $47,970
Median percentile: $51,060
75th percentile: $51,060
90th percentile: $62,940

Based on 60 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

$39,735 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,060
Federal income tax	−$3,947
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,906
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$3,472
Monthly take-home	$3,311
Every two weeks	$1,528

Does it go far here?

$58,266Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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