The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN is $35,410 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,110.
Pay spans roughly $30,410 at the 10th percentile to $59,600 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.03 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN.
| Median (annual) | $35,410 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,110 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.03 |
| 10th percentile | $30,410 |
| 90th percentile | $59,600 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.