The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $41,020 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,850.
Pay spans roughly $32,850 at the 10th percentile to $54,920 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.72 per hour. An estimated 2,430 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $41,020 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.72 |
| 10th percentile | $32,850 |
| 90th percentile | $54,920 |
| Employment | 2,430 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.