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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across 49 states

$45,464
National Average (Median)
$77,560
Highest: Hawaii
$38,160
Lowest: Wyoming

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

Compare Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$38,160
$77,560

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $39,010 AZ $46,930 AR $44,790 CA $47,240 CO $48,200 CT $46,240 DE $45,220 FL $38,440 GA $43,250 HI $77,560 ID $42,690 IL $45,500 IN $44,290 IA $45,220 KS $43,050 KY $47,110 LA $38,650 ME $59,230 MD $63,460 MA $42,570 MI $39,490 MN $49,590 MS $39,730 MO $44,120 MT $43,340 NE $48,500 NV $49,590 NH $47,610 NJ $39,950 NM $41,990 NY $44,500 NC $41,630 ND $47,780 OH $44,830 OK $45,680 OR $46,200 PA $46,760 RI $42,020 SC $45,270 SD $40,750 TN $38,820 TX $41,140 UT $46,750 VT $44,530 VA $45,370 WA $48,290 WV $42,500 WI $44,230 WY $38,160

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Hawaii
$77,560
#2
Maryland
$63,460
#3
Maine
$59,230
#4
Minnesota
$49,590
#5
Nevada
$49,590

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in All 49 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Hawaii $77,560 $77,490 140
2 Maryland $63,460 $59,030 230
3 Maine $59,230 $59,830 470
4 Minnesota $49,590 $51,950 2,230
5 Nevada $49,590 $54,340 350
6 Nebraska $48,500 $47,740 1,000
7 Washington $48,290 $52,690 1,800
8 Colorado $48,200 $50,170 2,160
9 North Dakota $47,780 $50,280 160
10 New Hampshire $47,610 $48,680 1,080
11 California $47,240 $49,020 9,250
12 Kentucky $47,110 $50,210 4,340
13 Arizona $46,930 $48,160 1,430
14 Pennsylvania $46,760 $46,760 7,000
15 Utah $46,750 $50,610 2,400
16 Connecticut $46,240 $49,120 1,100
17 Oregon $46,200 $48,820 1,780
18 Oklahoma $45,680 $47,120 2,030
19 Illinois $45,500 $46,710 10,680
20 Virginia $45,370 $45,120 1,680
21 South Carolina $45,270 $46,290 3,240
22 Delaware $45,220 $45,200 120
23 Iowa $45,220 $47,170 3,670
24 Ohio $44,830 $46,060 11,050
25 Arkansas $44,790 $44,410 2,520
26 Vermont $44,530 $47,250 110
27 New York $44,500 $46,650 3,320
28 Indiana $44,290 $45,820 8,810
29 Wisconsin $44,230 $45,310 8,590
30 Missouri $44,120 $45,780 3,340
31 Montana $43,340 $45,020 110
32 Georgia $43,250 $47,230 2,060
33 Kansas $43,050 $42,480 1,240
34 Idaho $42,690 $43,110 520
35 Massachusetts $42,570 $44,750 3,810
36 West Virginia $42,500 $47,060 420
37 Rhode Island $42,020 $44,000 430
38 New Mexico $41,990 $41,670 250
39 North Carolina $41,630 $43,880 7,570
40 Texas $41,140 $43,860 7,460
41 South Dakota $40,750 $42,670 840
42 New Jersey $39,950 $43,470 2,450
43 Mississippi $39,730 $42,930 550
44 Michigan $39,490 $43,800 13,550
45 Alabama $39,010 $41,250 5,900
46 Tennessee $38,820 $41,360 3,730
47 Louisiana $38,650 $40,620 90
48 Florida $38,440 $42,150 3,290
49 Wyoming $38,160 $43,020 60

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in Hawaii → Take-Home in Maryland → Take-Home in Maine →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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