The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $45,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,150.
Pay spans roughly $32,000 at the 10th percentile to $60,790 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.70 per hour. An estimated 280 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
| Median (annual) | $45,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,150 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.70 |
| 10th percentile | $32,000 |
| 90th percentile | $60,790 |
| Employment | 280 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.