The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $52,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $54,870.
Pay spans roughly $43,320 at the 10th percentile to $73,000 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $25.22 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $52,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $54,870 |
| Median (hourly) | $25.22 |
| 10th percentile | $43,320 |
| 90th percentile | $73,000 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.