The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Idaho is $35,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,390.
Pay spans roughly $31,700 at the 10th percentile to $49,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.86 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Idaho.
| Median (annual) | $35,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,390 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.86 |
| 10th percentile | $31,700 |
| 90th percentile | $49,070 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.