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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City (2026)
230 metro areas · National average: $44,186 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 230 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Bremerton, WA $70,210
$72,950
$51,250
$84,780
Portland, ME $60,870
$60,660
$45,660
$78,540
Hattiesburg, MS $57,840
$40,020
$28,610
$103,470
Corpus Christi, TX $57,440
$50,480
$36,750
$76,270
Las Vegas, NV $57,400
$54,710
$37,900
$77,380
Ogden, UT $55,540
$55,990
$39,470
$72,340
San Jose, CA $54,870
$52,460
$43,320
$73,000
Lexington, KY $54,200
$46,560
$36,000
$105,270
Reno, NV $53,590
$48,040
$39,710
$80,020
Fort Collins, CO $53,140
$43,040
$32,500
$82,720
Fond du Lac, WI $52,920
$56,310
$38,240
$62,550
Evansville, IN $52,740
$59,830
$34,390
$61,470
Winchester, VA $52,120
$55,420
$35,760
$61,270
Reading, PA $51,880
$52,710
$39,110
$61,270
Bakersfield, CA $51,760
$45,930
$33,760
$93,180
Virginia Beach, VA $51,690
$47,750
$34,840
$69,700
Warner Robins, GA $51,590
$46,470
$36,540
$69,680
Albany, NY $51,520
$47,730
$36,240
$77,420
San Francisco, CA $51,290
$49,100
$36,420
$70,420
Santa Cruz, CA $51,220
$46,100
$37,960
$74,840
Sheboygan, WI $51,070
$53,710
$38,570
$63,440
Boulder, CO $50,810
$44,160
$42,020
$66,100
Mobile, AL $50,320
$49,010
$29,820
$66,040
Seattle, WA $50,320
$47,550
$40,030
$60,420
Bozeman, MT $50,200
$46,790
$43,690
$66,230
Utica, NY $50,130
$51,500
$36,650
$62,970
Davenport, IA $50,010
$50,550
$37,810
$61,980
Joplin, MO $49,760
$46,500
$36,640
$65,370
Olympia, WA $49,590
$48,240
$40,490
$55,710
Colorado Springs, CO $49,320
$41,090
$35,670
$79,920
Vallejo, CA $49,300
$49,910
$37,440
$60,320
Waterloo, IA $49,150
$49,780
$33,750
$69,290
Denver, CO $48,820
$47,660
$39,530
$57,310
Oklahoma City, OK $48,810
$49,690
$27,080
$69,310
Oshkosh, WI $48,780
$48,990
$36,630
$61,290
St. Joseph, MO $48,670
$49,420
$38,110
$58,130
Chambersburg, PA $48,160
$48,600
$36,970
$62,970
Columbia, SC $48,150
$49,520
$31,750
$60,250
San Diego, CA $48,090
$45,610
$36,650
$63,110
Portland, OR $48,080
$44,900
$34,070
$68,600
Lancaster, PA $48,020
$47,790
$36,860
$58,350
Des Moines, IA $47,950
$50,580
$33,750
$58,760
Minneapolis, MN $47,910
$46,220
$36,610
$61,440
Oxnard, CA $47,870
$45,730
$36,840
$63,060
Los Angeles, CA $47,830
$45,950
$36,400
$61,630
St. Louis, MO $47,770
$49,220
$32,250
$60,180
Albany, OR $47,740
$45,540
$33,810
$62,270
St. Cloud, MN $47,650
$48,180
$35,320
$56,880
Birmingham, AL $47,600
$48,610
$31,300
$53,130
Bridgeport, CT $47,570
$42,590
$35,100
$68,630
Hartford, CT $47,510
$40,750
$35,060
$64,550
Springfield, MO $47,480
$48,760
$35,940
$57,120
Philadelphia, PA $47,410
$46,830
$31,470
$64,930
Columbus, OH $47,270
$47,800
$36,720
$60,690
New Haven, CT $47,130
$39,040
$35,010
$66,320
Sacramento, CA $47,100
$46,230
$36,800
$59,770
Waterbury, CT $47,010
$38,460
$35,220
$63,630
Santa Rosa, CA $46,970
$44,310
$40,460
$60,160
Yakima, WA $46,860
$46,850
$39,650
$55,550
Eau Claire, WI $46,850
$44,660
$37,740
$60,810
Harrisburg, PA $46,850
$46,770
$34,150
$64,500
Modesto, CA $46,850
$45,210
$35,510
$60,730
Allentown, PA $46,830
$48,970
$36,070
$58,940
Salt Lake City, UT $46,780
$45,460
$37,360
$60,560
Kiryas Joel, NY $46,770
$43,870
$36,120
$63,450
Spokane, WA $46,630
$43,460
$37,500
$55,230
Hagerstown, MD $46,530
$41,180
$35,350
$64,700
Norwich, CT $46,530
$40,580
$34,170
$65,130
Blacksburg, VA $46,500
$45,910
$39,740
$59,680
Greenville, SC $46,490
$46,360
$33,950
$65,100
Lebanon, PA $46,450
$45,660
$31,390
$62,550
Racine, WI $46,390
$45,920
$35,340
$67,380
Port St. Lucie, FL $46,370
$47,490
$33,330
$59,430
Dubuque, IA $46,360
$46,370
$30,370
$65,340
Palm Bay, FL $46,360
$47,660
$34,440
$59,080
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,350
$42,920
$31,860
$61,390
Phoenix, AZ $46,270
$44,410
$35,450
$60,090
Baltimore, MD $46,240
$44,810
$31,200
$63,350
San Luis Obispo, CA $46,230
$43,070
$35,390
$62,050
Spartanburg, SC $46,190
$41,260
$37,840
$64,540
Syracuse, NY $46,180
$44,610
$38,630
$56,360
Green Bay, WI $46,100
$46,720
$35,120
$58,130
Charlotte, NC $46,010
$44,180
$34,150
$61,720
Pittsburgh, PA $45,940
$44,660
$35,490
$57,650
Bowling Green, KY $45,770
$41,070
$31,620
$59,060
Cincinnati, OH $45,770
$44,870
$34,050
$60,820
Madison, WI $45,590
$43,550
$36,230
$57,810
York, PA $45,540
$46,700
$34,540
$58,350
Burlington, NC $45,530
$48,130
$34,630
$60,180
Jackson, MI $45,480
$35,940
$30,450
$81,490
Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,430
$45,690
$33,410
$57,060
Chico, CA $45,420
$40,810
$33,820
$61,610
Cedar Rapids, IA $45,410
$43,780
$35,380
$60,440
Gettysburg, PA $45,410
$47,650
$39,170
$47,920
Gainesville, GA $45,370
$42,500
$35,650
$62,300
Provo, UT $45,290
$45,230
$34,940
$61,210
Kansas City, MO $45,260
$42,700
$33,460
$58,950
Scranton, PA $45,150
$45,130
$32,000
$60,790
Springfield, OH $45,030
$46,290
$32,310
$62,030
Richmond, VA $44,940
$42,700
$32,420
$57,990
Muskegon, MI $44,900
$47,480
$33,500
$54,440
Stockton, CA $44,830
$44,630
$34,930
$59,380
Milwaukee, WI $44,820
$40,650
$33,010
$61,730
Lincoln, NE $44,770
$46,180
$34,030
$59,750
Casper, WY $44,710
$42,030
$36,400
$52,840
Greensboro, NC $44,710
$47,280
$31,050
$61,930
Jacksonville, FL $44,650
$44,560
$31,190
$62,440
Chicago, IL $44,640
$41,900
$34,170
$61,290
Kenosha, WI $44,530
$45,060
$35,260
$58,490
Champaign, IL $44,410
$45,320
$32,650
$64,760
Asheville, NC $44,400
$41,440
$36,070
$57,410
Battle Creek, MI $44,400
$40,470
$33,290
$60,900
Fargo, ND $44,330
$39,350
$39,200
$58,310
Boston, MA $44,280
$40,710
$36,450
$60,280
Wenatchee, WA $44,220
$39,260
$35,320
$54,720
Charleston, SC $44,190
$42,440
$32,730
$62,500
Tampa, FL $44,170
$40,290
$31,030
$60,640
Roanoke, VA $43,940
$39,520
$33,280
$58,620
Glens Falls, NY $43,880
$44,360
$31,570
$55,440
Buffalo, NY $43,620
$39,090
$33,140
$57,290
Chattanooga, TN $43,580
$40,950
$33,810
$59,280
Riverside, CA $43,570
$41,540
$35,200
$59,310
Raleigh, NC $43,410
$37,650
$34,930
$59,260
Prescott Valley, AZ $43,340
$37,920
$34,590
$58,870
Manchester, NH $43,250
$41,270
$37,850
$49,500
Fresno, CA $43,160
$41,260
$34,420
$57,990
Ann Arbor, MI $43,110
$38,150
$35,410
$61,360
Iowa City, IA $43,030
$43,700
$30,460
$53,100
La Crosse, WI $42,960
$42,520
$36,340
$54,270
North Port, FL $42,950
$39,210
$31,210
$60,840
Cleveland, OH $42,930
$39,150
$31,710
$58,120
Jefferson City, MO $42,850
$37,770
$35,580
$55,450
Huntington, WV $42,840
$38,500
$32,790
$49,880
Nashville, TN $42,840
$42,370
$28,490
$54,390
Providence, RI $42,830
$39,200
$33,690
$57,990
Bend, OR $42,710
$37,010
$29,860
$62,370
Knoxville, TN $42,600
$37,650
$34,240
$58,500
Janesville, WI $42,550
$37,950
$34,720
$55,520
Springfield, MA $42,550
$39,640
$35,460
$56,770
Atlanta, GA $42,540
$40,150
$32,460
$58,620
Toledo, OH $42,500
$40,020
$34,440
$51,020
Orlando, FL $42,490
$38,470
$31,990
$58,670
Youngstown, OH $42,480
$38,840
$26,680
$59,140
Miami, FL $42,450
$38,740
$28,990
$59,030
Detroit, MI $42,410
$38,530
$33,920
$60,400
Akron, OH $42,320
$41,260
$31,250
$55,880
Logan, UT $42,320
$44,710
$32,790
$55,670
Williamsport, PA $42,310
$42,080
$33,290
$48,990
Rochester, NY $42,240
$38,350
$31,200
$60,700
Lansing, MI $42,200
$38,280
$32,290
$49,620
Tyler, TX $42,170
$43,120
$36,640
$45,500
Omaha, NE $42,140
$35,390
$30,680
$57,680
Little Rock, AR $42,130
$39,330
$33,200
$53,230
New York, NY $42,040
$37,320
$31,470
$59,490
Amherst Town, MA $42,030
$39,460
$38,130
$49,900
Hickory, NC $42,010
$37,500
$33,220
$59,220
Winston, NC $41,980
$39,460
$34,850
$49,540
Augusta, GA $41,900
$40,870
$35,910
$47,380
Indianapolis, IN $41,880
$39,010
$31,180
$54,880
Dallas, TX $41,850
$41,020
$32,850
$54,920
Fayetteville, AR $41,850
$44,090
$35,840
$47,440
Fort Wayne, IN $41,710
$39,340
$31,370
$55,620
Huntsville, AL $41,620
$37,820
$31,130
$52,530
Medford, OR $41,590
$41,410
$32,070
$57,190
Canton, OH $41,520
$38,100
$29,760
$56,600
Kalamazoo, MI $41,510
$36,660
$31,840
$58,060
Grand Rapids, MI $41,500
$37,960
$32,250
$55,130
Pittsfield, MA $41,390
$37,730
$35,470
$51,460
Lima, OH $41,170
$36,940
$30,980
$54,380
Terre Haute, IN $41,140
$42,460
$29,470
$63,720
Lafayette, IN $41,110
$35,410
$30,410
$59,600
Memphis, TN $41,060
$39,470
$33,690
$53,000
Austin, TX $41,020
$36,980
$31,530
$56,650
Gainesville, FL $40,940
$37,170
$32,100
$48,370
Rockford, IL $40,930
$38,530
$31,200
$57,520
Sioux Falls, SD $40,890
$39,880
$33,330
$51,010
Lynchburg, VA $40,840
$39,870
$27,220
$59,860
Houston, TX $40,760
$37,570
$30,770
$56,100
Albuquerque, NM $40,670
$40,700
$34,230
$47,690
Michigan City, IN $40,660
$38,010
$32,690
$46,300
Wilmington, NC $40,650
$36,110
$28,520
$61,070
Morristown, TN $40,450
$38,910
$35,000
$43,060
Columbus, IN $40,420
$37,170
$35,000
$54,260
Jackson, TN $40,410
$36,250
$30,080
$57,110
Lakeland, FL $40,350
$35,730
$27,420
$58,430
Elkhart, IN $40,320
$38,890
$28,400
$51,150
Jonesboro, AR $40,320
$37,860
$31,060
$53,200
Baton Rouge, LA $40,190
$37,970
$29,920
$47,750
Tucson, AZ $40,120
$37,740
$33,480
$48,500
Dayton, OH $40,090
$37,080
$30,850
$49,310
Mansfield, OH $40,070
$34,780
$33,160
$48,480
Niles, MI $39,930
$35,480
$31,720
$57,470
San Antonio, TX $39,720
$39,310
$33,400
$45,170
Binghamton, NY $39,590
$36,200
$31,200
$53,090
South Bend, IN $39,420
$36,940
$27,630
$53,210
Anniston, AL $39,370
$43,850
$21,500
$48,760
Wichita, KS $39,340
$37,660
$31,060
$46,600
Monroe, MI $39,230
$36,970
$31,550
$50,490
Worcester, MA $39,160
$35,160
$34,980
$48,070
Sioux City, IA $39,090
$37,990
$29,870
$47,150
Erie, PA $39,000
$37,330
$28,400
$53,930
Fort Smith, AR $38,980
$40,030
$30,320
$47,120
Trenton, NJ $38,890
$34,210
$31,470
$50,510
Tulsa, OK $38,860
$37,330
$27,360
$52,380
Coeur d'Alene, ID $38,820
$35,620
$29,370
$48,800
Saginaw, MI $38,780
$35,790
$27,510
$57,710
Traverse City, MI $38,550
$37,300
$37,300
$38,070
Springfield, IL $38,110
$34,560
$29,120
$57,530
Deltona, FL $37,250
$35,380
$26,870
$47,760
Kingsport, TN $37,230
$36,730
$29,120
$49,200
Bay City, MI $37,010
$34,910
$30,390
$44,590
Montgomery, AL $36,940
$37,740
$17,840
$49,540
Eugene, OR $36,840
$35,560
$29,200
$46,150
Longview, TX $36,810
$35,460
$29,380
$48,060
Tuscaloosa, AL $36,810
$36,560
$22,930
$47,290
Grants Pass, OR $36,480
$35,160
$29,980
$46,690
Boise City, ID $36,460
$35,400
$33,260
$42,580
Florence, AL $36,240
$39,030
$21,800
$45,680
Shreveport, LA $35,940
$37,480
$26,110
$45,100
Auburn, AL $35,690
$35,230
$25,310
$47,660
Salem, OR $35,550
$34,900
$29,770
$43,170
Flint, MI $34,530
$30,480
$29,080
$46,060
El Paso, TX $34,510
$34,780
$28,070
$45,240
Hot Springs, AR $34,230
$30,140
$30,120
$42,520
Dalton, GA $34,060
$31,850
$31,850
$36,160
Dothan, AL $33,120
$33,860
$26,730
$38,980
Durham, NC $33,120
$31,770
$24,050
$47,070
Amarillo, TX $33,020
$31,180
$27,240
$45,590
Brownsville, TX $29,380
$27,650
$25,830
$35,990
San Juan, PR $26,250
$22,240
$20,950
$39,430
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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