The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $47,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,520.
Pay spans roughly $36,240 at the 10th percentile to $77,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.95 per hour. An estimated 150 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $47,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.95 |
| 10th percentile | $36,240 |
| 90th percentile | $77,420 |
| Employment | 150 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.