The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $50,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,950.
Pay spans roughly $33,750 at the 10th percentile to $58,760 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.32 per hour. An estimated 300 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
| Median (annual) | $50,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,950 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.32 |
| 10th percentile | $33,750 |
| 90th percentile | $58,760 |
| Employment | 300 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.