The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is $47,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,820.
Pay spans roughly $39,530 at the 10th percentile to $57,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.91 per hour. An estimated 670 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
| Median (annual) | $47,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,820 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.91 |
| 10th percentile | $39,530 |
| 90th percentile | $57,310 |
| Employment | 670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.