The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lancaster, PA is $47,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,020.
Pay spans roughly $36,860 at the 10th percentile to $58,350 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.98 per hour. An estimated 410 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lancaster, PA.
| Median (annual) | $47,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,020 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.98 |
| 10th percentile | $36,860 |
| 90th percentile | $58,350 |
| Employment | 410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.