The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Arizona is $43,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,240.
Pay spans roughly $33,860 at the 10th percentile to $58,870 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.76 per hour. An estimated 1,410 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arizona.
| Median (annual) | $43,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.76 |
| 10th percentile | $33,860 |
| 90th percentile | $58,870 |
| Employment | 1,410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.