The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is $35,730 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,350.
Pay spans roughly $27,420 at the 10th percentile to $58,430 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.18 per hour. An estimated 110 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
| Median (annual) | $35,730 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.18 |
| 10th percentile | $27,420 |
| 90th percentile | $58,430 |
| Employment | 110 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.