The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Bowling Green, KY is $41,070 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,770.
Pay spans roughly $31,620 at the 10th percentile to $59,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.75 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bowling Green, KY.
| Median (annual) | $41,070 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,770 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.75 |
| 10th percentile | $31,620 |
| 90th percentile | $59,060 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.