Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary

Median Salary
$44,350
per year
Hourly Rate
$21.32
per hour
Employment
150,470
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$34,170
25th percentile
$37,270
Median
$44,350
75th percentile
$51,020
90th percentile
$61,600

💰 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$77,560+74.9%
Maryland$63,460+43.1%
Maine$59,230+33.6%
Minnesota$49,590+11.8%
Nevada$49,590+11.8%
Nebraska$48,500+9.4%
Washington$48,290+8.9%
Colorado$48,200+8.7%
North Dakota$47,780+7.7%
New Hampshire$47,610+7.4%
California$47,240+6.5%
Kentucky$47,110+6.2%
Arizona$46,930+5.8%
Pennsylvania$46,760+5.4%
Utah$46,750+5.4%
Connecticut$46,240+4.3%
Oregon$46,200+4.2%
Oklahoma$45,680+3.0%
Illinois$45,500+2.6%
Virginia$45,370+2.3%
South Carolina$45,270+2.1%
Delaware$45,220+2.0%
Iowa$45,220+2.0%
Ohio$44,830+1.1%
Arkansas$44,790+1.0%
Vermont$44,530+0.4%
New York$44,500+0.3%
Indiana$44,290-0.1%
Wisconsin$44,230-0.3%
Missouri$44,120-0.5%
Montana$43,340-2.3%
Georgia$43,250-2.5%
Kansas$43,050-2.9%
Idaho$42,690-3.7%
Massachusetts$42,570-4.0%
West Virginia$42,500-4.2%
Rhode Island$42,020-5.3%
New Mexico$41,990-5.3%
North Carolina$41,630-6.1%
Texas$41,140-7.2%
South Dakota$40,750-8.1%
New Jersey$39,950-9.9%
Mississippi$39,730-10.4%
Michigan$39,490-11.0%
Alabama$39,010-12.0%
Tennessee$38,820-12.5%
Louisiana$38,650-12.9%
Florida$38,440-13.3%
Wyoming$38,160-14.0%

🏙️ Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Urban Honolulu, HI$77,560+74.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$74,650+68.3%
Saginaw, MI$74,130+67.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$66,540+50.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$62,690+41.4%
Evansville, IN$61,160+37.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,430+36.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$58,730+32.4%
Peoria, IL$56,720+27.9%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$56,130+26.6%
Columbia, SC$55,670+25.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$55,550+25.3%
Sheboygan, WI$55,410+24.9%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$55,400+24.9%
Mobile, AL$55,350+24.8%
Reading, PA$54,470+22.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$53,890+21.5%
Utica-Rome, NY$53,160+19.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$52,810+19.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$51,360+15.8%
Ogden, UT$51,230+15.5%
St. Cloud, MN$51,060+15.1%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$51,020+15.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$50,710+14.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$50,700+14.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$50,310+13.4%
Albany, OR$49,700+12.1%
Reno, NV$49,590+11.8%
Midland, MI$49,270+11.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$49,130+10.8%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$49,040+10.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,020+10.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$48,890+10.2%
Lancaster, PA$48,780+10.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$48,710+9.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,700+9.8%
Jefferson City, MO$48,700+9.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$48,470+9.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,430+9.2%
Greeley, CO$48,200+8.7%
Vallejo, CA$48,050+8.3%
Pueblo, CO$48,010+8.3%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$47,960+8.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$47,930+8.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$47,910+8.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$47,850+7.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,840+7.9%
Glens Falls, NY$47,740+7.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,710+7.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,710+7.6%
Lincoln, NE$47,690+7.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$47,550+7.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$47,330+6.7%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,320+6.7%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,280+6.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$47,260+6.6%
Modesto, CA$47,240+6.5%
Columbus, OH$47,120+6.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,120+6.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,050+6.1%
Montgomery, AL$46,990+6.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$46,960+5.9%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,760+5.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,750+5.4%
Dubuque, IA$46,720+5.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$46,720+5.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$46,600+5.1%
Spartanburg, SC$46,530+4.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$46,510+4.9%
Fort Wayne, IN$46,420+4.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$46,280+4.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$46,250+4.3%
Jonesboro, AR$46,140+4.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$46,090+3.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$46,090+3.9%
New Haven, CT$46,070+3.9%
York-Hanover, PA$45,970+3.7%
Canton-Massillon, OH$45,940+3.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$45,830+3.3%
Florence, SC$45,820+3.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$45,730+3.1%
Kenosha, WI$45,670+3.0%
Eau Claire, WI$45,650+2.9%
Fargo, ND-MN$45,650+2.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,650+2.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$45,600+2.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$45,590+2.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$45,570+2.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$45,570+2.8%
Chico, CA$45,530+2.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$45,520+2.6%
Bowling Green, KY$45,490+2.6%
Fresno, CA$45,440+2.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$45,410+2.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$45,300+2.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$45,270+2.1%
Williamsport, PA$45,270+2.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$45,190+1.9%
Madison, WI$45,150+1.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$45,100+1.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$45,020+1.5%
Syracuse, NY$45,010+1.5%
Tyler, TX$44,930+1.3%
Rockford, IL$44,880+1.2%
Gettysburg, PA$44,870+1.2%
Cleveland, OH$44,860+1.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,840+1.1%
Akron, OH$44,530+0.4%
Cleveland, TN$44,510+0.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$44,450+0.2%
Green Bay, WI$44,380+0.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$44,370+0.0%
Bend, OR$44,360+0.0%
Decatur, AL$44,320-0.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$44,240-0.2%
Springfield, MO$44,170-0.4%
Boulder, CO$44,020-0.7%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,970-0.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43,940-0.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$43,920-1.0%
Springfield, MA$43,920-1.0%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,880-1.1%
Terre Haute, IN$43,880-1.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$43,770-1.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$43,750-1.4%
Lima, OH$43,720-1.4%
Huntsville, AL$43,630-1.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$43,500-1.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$43,390-2.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$43,370-2.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$43,340-2.3%
Twin Falls, ID$42,690-3.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$42,570-4.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$42,510-4.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42,500-4.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$42,390-4.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$42,290-4.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$42,200-4.8%
Mansfield, OH$42,050-5.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$41,990-5.3%
Rochester, NY$41,790-5.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$41,630-6.1%
Toledo, OH$41,350-6.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$41,110-7.3%
Battle Creek, MI$41,070-7.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$41,050-7.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$40,820-8.0%
Carson City, NV$40,810-8.0%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$40,580-8.5%
Birmingham, AL$40,530-8.6%
Asheville, NC$40,170-9.4%
Morristown, TN$40,090-9.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$39,880-10.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,790-10.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$39,790-10.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,720-10.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$39,680-10.5%
Tulsa, OK$39,520-10.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$39,450-11.0%
Knoxville, TN$39,400-11.2%
Boise City, ID$39,380-11.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,340-11.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$39,310-11.4%
Tucson, AZ$39,190-11.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$39,170-11.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$39,170-11.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$39,080-11.9%
Pittsfield, MA$38,960-12.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$38,870-12.4%
Johnson City, TN$38,820-12.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$38,820-12.5%
Waco, TX$38,650-12.9%
Wichita, KS$38,600-13.0%
Columbus, IN$38,420-13.4%
Gadsden, AL$38,420-13.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,420-13.4%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,370-13.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$38,270-13.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,270-13.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,140-14.0%
Traverse City, MI$38,070-14.2%
Gainesville, GA$38,060-14.2%
Jackson, MI$38,020-14.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$37,970-14.4%
Jackson, MS$37,870-14.6%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$37,790-14.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$37,760-14.9%
Roanoke, VA$37,760-14.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$37,650-15.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$37,630-15.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$37,540-15.4%
Binghamton, NY$37,410-15.6%
Logan, UT-ID$37,410-15.6%
Jackson, TN$37,400-15.7%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$37,400-15.7%
Worcester, MA$37,370-15.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$37,230-16.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$37,150-16.2%
Fond du Lac, WI$37,070-16.4%
Monroe, MI$37,050-16.5%
Jacksonville, FL$36,850-16.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$36,810-17.0%
Richmond, VA$36,720-17.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$36,670-17.3%
Grants Pass, OR$36,610-17.5%
Niles, MI$36,600-17.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$36,560-17.6%
Erie, PA$36,530-17.6%
Owensboro, KY$36,430-17.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,280-18.2%
Burlington, NC$36,040-18.7%
Wilmington, NC$35,580-19.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$35,220-20.6%
Vineland, NJ$34,870-21.4%
Flint, MI$34,570-22.1%
El Paso, TX$34,310-22.6%
Dothan, AL$34,230-22.8%
Greenville, NC$33,190-25.2%
Hot Springs, AR$31,110-29.9%
Lynchburg, VA$30,930-30.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$28,720-35.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,540-35.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,260-36.3%
Puerto Rico$23,080-48.0%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.