The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is $37,990 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,090.
Pay spans roughly $29,870 at the 10th percentile to $47,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.26 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.
| Median (annual) | $37,990 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,090 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.26 |
| 10th percentile | $29,870 |
| 90th percentile | $47,150 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.