The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $47,550 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $50,320.
Pay spans roughly $40,030 at the 10th percentile to $60,420 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.86 per hour. An estimated 690 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $47,550 |
| Mean (annual) | $50,320 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.86 |
| 10th percentile | $40,030 |
| 90th percentile | $60,420 |
| Employment | 690 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.