The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $34,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $38,890.
Pay spans roughly $31,470 at the 10th percentile to $50,510 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $16.45 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Trenton-Princeton, NJ.
| Median (annual) | $34,210 |
| Mean (annual) | $38,890 |
| Median (hourly) | $16.45 |
| 10th percentile | $31,470 |
| 90th percentile | $50,510 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.