The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is $44,410 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,270.
Pay spans roughly $35,450 at the 10th percentile to $60,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.35 per hour. An estimated 960 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
| Median (annual) | $44,410 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.35 |
| 10th percentile | $35,450 |
| 90th percentile | $60,090 |
| Employment | 960 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.