The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tuscaloosa, AL is $36,560 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $36,810.
Pay spans roughly $22,930 at the 10th percentile to $47,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.58 per hour. An estimated 990 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tuscaloosa, AL.
| Median (annual) | $36,560 |
| Mean (annual) | $36,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.58 |
| 10th percentile | $22,930 |
| 90th percentile | $47,290 |
| Employment | 990 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.