The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $40,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,820.
Pay spans roughly $33,010 at the 10th percentile to $61,730 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.54 per hour. An estimated 2,270 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
| Median (annual) | $40,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,820 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.54 |
| 10th percentile | $33,010 |
| 90th percentile | $61,730 |
| Employment | 2,270 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.