The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is $42,370 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,840.
Pay spans roughly $28,490 at the 10th percentile to $54,390 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.37 per hour. An estimated 330 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
| Median (annual) | $42,370 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,840 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.37 |
| 10th percentile | $28,490 |
| 90th percentile | $54,390 |
| Employment | 330 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.