The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Erie, PA is $37,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,000.
Pay spans roughly $28,400 at the 10th percentile to $53,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.95 per hour. An estimated 860 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, PA.
| Median (annual) | $37,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,000 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.95 |
| 10th percentile | $28,400 |
| 90th percentile | $53,930 |
| Employment | 860 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.