The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $46,100 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,220.
Pay spans roughly $37,960 at the 10th percentile to $74,840 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.16 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
| Median (annual) | $46,100 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,220 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.16 |
| 10th percentile | $37,960 |
| 90th percentile | $74,840 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.