The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is $38,530 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,410.
Pay spans roughly $33,920 at the 10th percentile to $60,400 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.52 per hour. An estimated 4,450 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
| Median (annual) | $38,530 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.52 |
| 10th percentile | $33,920 |
| 90th percentile | $60,400 |
| Employment | 4,450 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.