The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $36,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,510.
Pay spans roughly $31,840 at the 10th percentile to $58,060 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.62 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI.
| Median (annual) | $36,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,510 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.62 |
| 10th percentile | $31,840 |
| 90th percentile | $58,060 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.