The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Niles, MI is $35,480 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,930.
Pay spans roughly $31,720 at the 10th percentile to $57,470 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.06 per hour. An estimated 190 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Niles, MI.
| Median (annual) | $35,480 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.06 |
| 10th percentile | $31,720 |
| 90th percentile | $57,470 |
| Employment | 190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.