The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pittsburgh, PA is $44,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,940.
Pay spans roughly $35,490 at the 10th percentile to $57,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.47 per hour. An estimated 930 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Pittsburgh, PA.
| Median (annual) | $44,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,940 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.47 |
| 10th percentile | $35,490 |
| 90th percentile | $57,650 |
| Employment | 930 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.