The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $38,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $47,010.
Pay spans roughly $35,220 at the 10th percentile to $63,630 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.49 per hour. An estimated 310 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
| Median (annual) | $38,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $47,010 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.49 |
| 10th percentile | $35,220 |
| 90th percentile | $63,630 |
| Employment | 310 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.