The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME is $60,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $60,870.
Pay spans roughly $45,660 at the 10th percentile to $78,540 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.16 per hour. An estimated 340 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-South Portland, ME.
| Median (annual) | $60,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $60,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.16 |
| 10th percentile | $45,660 |
| 90th percentile | $78,540 |
| Employment | 340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.