The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is $41,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,640.
Pay spans roughly $34,170 at the 10th percentile to $61,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.14 per hour. An estimated 10,170 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
| Median (annual) | $41,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.14 |
| 10th percentile | $34,170 |
| 90th percentile | $61,290 |
| Employment | 10,170 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.