The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Champaign-Urbana, IL is $45,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,410.
Pay spans roughly $32,650 at the 10th percentile to $64,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.79 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Champaign-Urbana, IL.
| Median (annual) | $45,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.79 |
| 10th percentile | $32,650 |
| 90th percentile | $64,760 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.