Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $46,170 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $68,490 | +48.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $61,010 | +32.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $60,130 | +30.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $59,990 | +29.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| New Orleans, LA | metropolitan | $59,320 | +28.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $58,570 | +26.9% | 40 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $57,860 | +25.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $57,300 | +24.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $56,770 | +23.0% | 660 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $56,320 | +22.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $56,110 | +21.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $55,990 | +21.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $55,530 | +20.3% | 500 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $54,920 | +19.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $54,500 | +18.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $54,410 | +17.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $52,740 | +14.2% | 410 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $52,560 | +13.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $52,520 | +13.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $52,220 | +13.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $52,090 | +12.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $51,980 | +12.6% | — | 2025 |
| WA | state | $51,780 | +12.2% | 1,130 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $51,470 | +11.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $51,470 | +11.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $51,320 | +11.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $51,110 | +10.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $50,740 | +9.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $50,550 | +9.5% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $50,520 | +9.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $50,370 | +9.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $50,360 | +9.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $50,180 | +8.7% | 280 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $50,110 | +8.5% | 30 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $49,880 | +8.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $49,860 | +8.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $49,840 | +7.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Augusta, GA | metropolitan | $49,720 | +7.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $49,700 | +7.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $49,550 | +7.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,530 | +7.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $49,530 | +7.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $49,500 | +7.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $49,500 | +7.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $49,300 | +6.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $49,190 | +6.5% | 3,590 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $49,110 | +6.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $49,080 | +6.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $49,060 | +6.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $49,020 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $48,890 | +5.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,800 | +5.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $48,660 | +5.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $48,640 | +5.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $48,580 | +5.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $48,540 | +5.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $48,520 | +5.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IN | metropolitan | $48,520 | +5.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $48,370 | +4.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $48,320 | +4.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $48,140 | +4.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $48,130 | +4.2% | 110 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $48,030 | +4.0% | 550 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $47,970 | +3.9% | 400 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $47,940 | +3.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $47,780 | +3.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | metropolitan | $47,770 | +3.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $47,720 | +3.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $47,640 | +3.2% | 970 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $47,610 | +3.1% | — | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $47,590 | +3.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $47,530 | +2.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Des Moines, IA | metropolitan | $47,400 | +2.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $47,370 | +2.6% | 590 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $47,360 | +2.6% | 680 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $47,360 | +2.6% | 620 | 2025 |
| Tulsa, OK | metropolitan | $47,210 | +2.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $47,180 | +2.2% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $47,160 | +2.1% | 760 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $47,160 | +2.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $47,150 | +2.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $47,150 | +2.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $47,140 | +2.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $47,050 | +1.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $46,970 | +1.7% | — | 2025 |
| LA | state | $46,870 | +1.5% | 100 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $46,650 | +1.0% | 720 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $46,640 | +1.0% | 300 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $46,510 | +0.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $46,490 | +0.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $46,480 | +0.7% | 570 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $46,480 | +0.7% | — | 2025 |
| OK | state | $46,460 | +0.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $46,460 | +0.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $46,450 | +0.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $46,400 | +0.5% | 1,520 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $46,380 | +0.5% | 690 | 2025 |
| Wichita, KS | metropolitan | $46,340 | +0.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $46,220 | +0.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $46,220 | +0.1% | 340 | 2025 |