The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in St. Joseph, MO-KS is $49,420 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,670.
Pay spans roughly $38,110 at the 10th percentile to $58,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.76 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Joseph, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $49,420 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.76 |
| 10th percentile | $38,110 |
| 90th percentile | $58,130 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.