Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary
44,350 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-4072
Half of all molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the United States earn more than 44,350 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay675of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.37×37,270 USD – 51,020 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 37,270 USD |
| Median | 44,350 USD |
| Mean | 45,960 USD |
| Upper quartile | 51,020 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-4072 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
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Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov