The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Illinois is $42,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,290.
Pay spans roughly $32,920 at the 10th percentile to $61,030 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.35 per hour. An estimated 13,180 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Illinois.
| Median (annual) | $42,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.35 |
| 10th percentile | $32,920 |
| 90th percentile | $61,030 |
| Employment | 13,180 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.