The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Montana is $43,690 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,540.
Pay spans roughly $33,400 at the 10th percentile to $61,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.00 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Montana.
| Median (annual) | $43,690 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,540 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.00 |
| 10th percentile | $33,400 |
| 90th percentile | $61,250 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.