The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Washington is $47,640 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,350.
Pay spans roughly $39,300 at the 10th percentile to $70,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.91 per hour. An estimated 1,680 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Washington.
| Median (annual) | $47,640 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,350 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.91 |
| 10th percentile | $39,300 |
| 90th percentile | $70,120 |
| Employment | 1,680 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.