The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS is $42,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,260.
Pay spans roughly $33,460 at the 10th percentile to $58,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.53 per hour. An estimated 900 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $42,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.53 |
| 10th percentile | $33,460 |
| 90th percentile | $58,950 |
| Employment | 900 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.