The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is $48,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,590.
Pay spans roughly $40,490 at the 10th percentile to $55,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.19 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA.
| Median (annual) | $48,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,590 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.19 |
| 10th percentile | $40,490 |
| 90th percentile | $55,710 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.