The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in New Mexico is $40,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,790.
Pay spans roughly $27,290 at the 10th percentile to $47,690 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.57 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in New Mexico.
| Median (annual) | $40,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,790 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.57 |
| 10th percentile | $27,290 |
| 90th percentile | $47,690 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.