Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by location
National median: $44,350 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HI | state | $77,560 | +74.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $77,560 | +74.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $74,650 | +68.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Saginaw, MI | metropolitan | $74,130 | +67.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $66,540 | +50.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $63,460 | +43.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $62,690 | +41.4% | 320 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $61,160 | +37.9% | 790 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $60,430 | +36.3% | 520 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $59,230 | +33.6% | 470 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $58,730 | +32.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $56,720 | +27.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $56,130 | +26.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $55,670 | +25.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Waterloo, IA | metropolitan | $55,550 | +25.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $55,410 | +24.9% | 970 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $55,400 | +24.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $55,350 | +24.8% | 190 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $54,470 | +22.8% | 690 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $53,890 | +21.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $53,160 | +19.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $52,810 | +19.1% | 490 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $51,360 | +15.8% | 630 | 2025 |
| Ogden, UT | metropolitan | $51,230 | +15.5% | 850 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $51,060 | +15.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $51,020 | +15.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $50,710 | +14.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $50,700 | +14.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $50,310 | +13.4% | 630 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $49,700 | +12.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $49,590 | +11.8% | 2,230 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $49,590 | +11.8% | 350 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $49,590 | +11.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $49,270 | +11.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $49,130 | +10.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $49,040 | +10.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $49,020 | +10.5% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $48,890 | +10.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $48,780 | +10.0% | 440 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $48,710 | +9.8% | 390 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $48,700 | +9.8% | 280 | 2025 |
| Jefferson City, MO | metropolitan | $48,700 | +9.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,500 | +9.4% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $48,470 | +9.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, AR | metropolitan | $48,430 | +9.2% | 450 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $48,290 | +8.9% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $48,200 | +8.7% | 1,200 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $48,200 | +8.7% | 2,160 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $48,050 | +8.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $48,010 | +8.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $47,960 | +8.1% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $47,930 | +8.1% | 850 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $47,910 | +8.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| Fort Smith, AR | metropolitan | $47,850 | +7.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $47,840 | +7.9% | 840 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $47,780 | +7.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $47,740 | +7.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $47,710 | +7.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,710 | +7.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $47,690 | +7.5% | 200 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,610 | +7.4% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Daphne, AL | metropolitan | $47,550 | +7.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Joplin, MO | metropolitan | $47,330 | +6.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $47,320 | +6.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $47,280 | +6.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $47,260 | +6.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $47,240 | +6.5% | 9,250 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $47,240 | +6.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $47,120 | +6.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $47,120 | +6.2% | 910 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $47,110 | +6.2% | 4,340 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $47,050 | +6.1% | 990 | 2025 |
| Montgomery, AL | metropolitan | $46,990 | +6.0% | 490 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg, PA | metropolitan | $46,960 | +5.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $46,930 | +5.8% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $46,760 | +5.4% | 7,000 | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $46,760 | +5.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $46,750 | +5.4% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| Provo, UT | metropolitan | $46,750 | +5.4% | 400 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $46,720 | +5.3% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Dubuque, IA | metropolitan | $46,720 | +5.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $46,600 | +5.1% | 200 | 2025 |
| Spartanburg, SC | metropolitan | $46,530 | +4.9% | 710 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $46,510 | +4.9% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $46,420 | +4.7% | 400 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $46,280 | +4.4% | 950 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $46,250 | +4.3% | 150 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $46,240 | +4.3% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $46,200 | +4.2% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Jonesboro, AR | metropolitan | $46,140 | +4.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $46,090 | +3.9% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Winchester, VA | metropolitan | $46,090 | +3.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $46,070 | +3.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $45,970 | +3.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $45,940 | +3.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $45,830 | +3.3% | 470 | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $45,820 | +3.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $45,730 | +3.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $45,680 | +3.0% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $45,670 | +3.0% | 270 | 2025 |