The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania is $46,300 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,120.
Pay spans roughly $31,820 at the 10th percentile to $59,710 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.26 per hour. An estimated 6,890 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pennsylvania.
| Median (annual) | $46,300 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,120 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.26 |
| 10th percentile | $31,820 |
| 90th percentile | $59,710 |
| Employment | 6,890 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.