The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $39,010 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,880.
Pay spans roughly $31,180 at the 10th percentile to $54,880 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.75 per hour. An estimated 1,440 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
| Median (annual) | $39,010 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.75 |
| 10th percentile | $31,180 |
| 90th percentile | $54,880 |
| Employment | 1,440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.