The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Reading, PA is $52,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,880.
Pay spans roughly $39,110 at the 10th percentile to $61,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.34 per hour. An estimated 610 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Reading, PA.
| Median (annual) | $52,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,880 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.34 |
| 10th percentile | $39,110 |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 |
| Employment | 610 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.