The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Baton Rouge, LA is $37,970 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,190.
Pay spans roughly $29,920 at the 10th percentile to $47,750 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.26 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Baton Rouge, LA.
| Median (annual) | $37,970 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.26 |
| 10th percentile | $29,920 |
| 90th percentile | $47,750 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.