The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Auburn-Opelika, AL is $35,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,690.
Pay spans roughly $25,310 at the 10th percentile to $47,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.94 per hour. An estimated 340 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Auburn-Opelika, AL.
| Median (annual) | $35,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $35,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.94 |
| 10th percentile | $25,310 |
| 90th percentile | $47,660 |
| Employment | 340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.