The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is $44,180 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,010.
Pay spans roughly $34,150 at the 10th percentile to $61,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.24 per hour. An estimated 1,760 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
| Median (annual) | $44,180 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.24 |
| 10th percentile | $34,150 |
| 90th percentile | $61,720 |
| Employment | 1,760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.