The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wilmington, NC is $36,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,650.
Pay spans roughly $28,520 at the 10th percentile to $61,070 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $17.36 per hour. An estimated 30 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wilmington, NC.
| Median (annual) | $36,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,650 |
| Median (hourly) | $17.36 |
| 10th percentile | $28,520 |
| 90th percentile | $61,070 |
| Employment | 30 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.