The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Maryland is $50,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,900.
Pay spans roughly $33,380 at the 10th percentile to $62,720 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.52 per hour. An estimated 270 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Maryland.
| Median (annual) | $50,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,900 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.52 |
| 10th percentile | $33,380 |
| 90th percentile | $62,720 |
| Employment | 270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.