The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is $45,610 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,090.
Pay spans roughly $36,650 at the 10th percentile to $63,110 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.93 per hour. An estimated 680 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
| Median (annual) | $45,610 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.93 |
| 10th percentile | $36,650 |
| 90th percentile | $63,110 |
| Employment | 680 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.