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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in West Virginia

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia earns $42,500 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,868 a month.

10th percentile
$33,790
25th percentile
$39,990
Median percentile
$42,500
75th percentile
$53,570
90th percentile
$62,230

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

$34,416 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,500
Federal income tax−$2,920
Social Security + Medicare−$3,251
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,913
Monthly take-home$2,868
Every two weeks$1,324

Does it go far here?

$47,488Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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