The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC is $42,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,190.
Pay spans roughly $32,730 at the 10th percentile to $62,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.41 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
| Median (annual) | $42,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,190 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.41 |
| 10th percentile | $32,730 |
| 90th percentile | $62,500 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.