The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $46,830 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,410.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $64,930 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.51 per hour. An estimated 1,190 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
| Median (annual) | $46,830 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.51 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $64,930 |
| Employment | 1,190 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.