The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $45,380 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,140.
Pay spans roughly $33,750 at the 10th percentile to $58,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.82 per hour. An estimated 2,770 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Iowa.
| Median (annual) | $45,380 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,140 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.82 |
| 10th percentile | $33,750 |
| 90th percentile | $58,770 |
| Employment | 2,770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.