The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA is $43,780 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,410.
Pay spans roughly $35,380 at the 10th percentile to $60,440 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.05 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA.
| Median (annual) | $43,780 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.05 |
| 10th percentile | $35,380 |
| 90th percentile | $60,440 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.