The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI is $38,280 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,200.
Pay spans roughly $32,290 at the 10th percentile to $49,620 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.41 per hour. An estimated 320 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI.
| Median (annual) | $38,280 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.41 |
| 10th percentile | $32,290 |
| 90th percentile | $49,620 |
| Employment | 320 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.