The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $36,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,020.
Pay spans roughly $31,530 at the 10th percentile to $56,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.78 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
| Median (annual) | $36,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.78 |
| 10th percentile | $31,530 |
| 90th percentile | $56,650 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.