The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is $48,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,830.
Pay spans roughly $36,070 at the 10th percentile to $58,940 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.54 per hour. An estimated 710 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $48,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,830 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.54 |
| 10th percentile | $36,070 |
| 90th percentile | $58,940 |
| Employment | 710 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.