The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $27,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $29,380.
Pay spans roughly $25,830 at the 10th percentile to $35,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $13.29 per hour. An estimated 370 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
| Median (annual) | $27,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $29,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $13.29 |
| 10th percentile | $25,830 |
| 90th percentile | $35,990 |
| Employment | 370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.