The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $37,570 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,760.
Pay spans roughly $30,770 at the 10th percentile to $56,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.06 per hour. An estimated 1,350 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
| Median (annual) | $37,570 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,760 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.06 |
| 10th percentile | $30,770 |
| 90th percentile | $56,100 |
| Employment | 1,350 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.