The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Salem, OR is $34,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $35,550.
Pay spans roughly $29,770 at the 10th percentile to $43,170 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.78 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Salem, OR.
| Median (annual) | $34,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $35,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.78 |
| 10th percentile | $29,770 |
| 90th percentile | $43,170 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.