The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa City, IA is $43,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,030.
Pay spans roughly $30,460 at the 10th percentile to $53,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.01 per hour. An estimated 410 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Iowa City, IA.
| Median (annual) | $43,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.01 |
| 10th percentile | $30,460 |
| 90th percentile | $53,100 |
| Employment | 410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.