The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC is $37,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,410.
Pay spans roughly $34,930 at the 10th percentile to $59,260 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.10 per hour. An estimated 310 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Raleigh-Cary, NC.
| Median (annual) | $37,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.10 |
| 10th percentile | $34,930 |
| 90th percentile | $59,260 |
| Employment | 310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.