The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Columbus, IN is $37,170 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,420.
Pay spans roughly $35,000 at the 10th percentile to $54,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.87 per hour. An estimated 400 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Columbus, IN.
| Median (annual) | $37,170 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,420 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.87 |
| 10th percentile | $35,000 |
| 90th percentile | $54,260 |
| Employment | 400 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.