The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Lexington-Fayette, KY is $46,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,200.
Pay spans roughly $36,000 at the 10th percentile to $105,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.39 per hour. An estimated 290 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lexington-Fayette, KY.
| Median (annual) | $46,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.39 |
| 10th percentile | $36,000 |
| 90th percentile | $105,270 |
| Employment | 290 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.