The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in West Virginia is $40,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,960.
Pay spans roughly $33,400 at the 10th percentile to $60,220 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.57 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in West Virginia.
| Median (annual) | $40,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.57 |
| 10th percentile | $33,400 |
| 90th percentile | $60,220 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.