Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in California
SOC 51-4072 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in California is $45,380 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.82 per hour. This is 10% above the national median of $41,230. 9,650 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in California. Wages have grown 66% since 2014, when the median was $27,340.
Median Annual Salary
$45,380
Mean Annual
$47,290
Median Hourly
$21.82
Total Employed
9,650
Location Quotient
0.53
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
California
$45,380
this metro
United States
$41,230
you earn +10% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,380 |
| 2023 | $44,640 |
| 2022 | $39,270 |
| 2021 | $35,930 |
| 2020 | $35,710 |
| 2019 | $35,120 |
| 2018 | $32,420 |
| 2017 | $28,880 |
| 2016 | $29,150 |
| 2015 | $27,530 |
| 2014 | $27,340 |
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