The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Mississippi is $41,260 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,100.
Pay spans roughly $30,200 at the 10th percentile to $63,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.84 per hour. An estimated 520 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Mississippi.
| Median (annual) | $41,260 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,100 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.84 |
| 10th percentile | $30,200 |
| 90th percentile | $63,180 |
| Employment | 520 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.