The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $39,090 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,620.
Pay spans roughly $33,140 at the 10th percentile to $57,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.79 per hour. An estimated 480 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
| Median (annual) | $39,090 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.79 |
| 10th percentile | $33,140 |
| 90th percentile | $57,290 |
| Employment | 480 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.