The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $39,470 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $41,060.
Pay spans roughly $33,690 at the 10th percentile to $53,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.98 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
| Median (annual) | $39,470 |
| Mean (annual) | $41,060 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.98 |
| 10th percentile | $33,690 |
| 90th percentile | $53,000 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.