The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wichita, KS is $37,660 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $39,340.
Pay spans roughly $31,060 at the 10th percentile to $46,600 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.11 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wichita, KS.
| Median (annual) | $37,660 |
| Mean (annual) | $39,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.11 |
| 10th percentile | $31,060 |
| 90th percentile | $46,600 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.