The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is $42,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,350.
Pay spans roughly $31,860 at the 10th percentile to $61,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.64 per hour. An estimated 1,130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
| Median (annual) | $42,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.64 |
| 10th percentile | $31,860 |
| 90th percentile | $61,390 |
| Employment | 1,130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.