The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $49,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,290.
Pay spans roughly $36,420 at the 10th percentile to $70,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.61 per hour. An estimated 670 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $49,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.61 |
| 10th percentile | $36,420 |
| 90th percentile | $70,420 |
| Employment | 670 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.