The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $40,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,170.
Pay spans roughly $31,030 at the 10th percentile to $60,640 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.37 per hour. An estimated 500 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
| Median (annual) | $40,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,170 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.37 |
| 10th percentile | $31,030 |
| 90th percentile | $60,640 |
| Employment | 500 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.