The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $44,810 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,240.
Pay spans roughly $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $63,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.55 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
| Median (annual) | $44,810 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.55 |
| 10th percentile | $31,200 |
| 90th percentile | $63,350 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.