Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
SOC 51-4072 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $37,570 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.06 per hour. This is 9% below the national median of $41,230. 1,350 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Wages have grown 38% since 2014, when the median was $27,170.
Median Annual Salary
$37,570
Mean Annual
$40,760
Median Hourly
$18.06
Total Employed
1,350
Location Quotient
0.41
Less common here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$37,570
this metro
Texas
$37,930
you earn -1% vs state
United States
$41,230
you earn -9% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $37,570 |
| 2023 | $37,270 |
| 2022 | $31,940 |
| 2021 | $29,650 |
| 2020 | $30,460 |
| 2019 | $27,980 |
| 2018 | $29,540 |
| 2017 | $28,290 |
| 2016 | $30,230 |
| 2015 | $28,230 |
| 2014 | $27,170 |
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