Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Illinois
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 Illinois is $42,320 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.35 per hour. This is 3% above the national median of $41,230. 13,180 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Illinois. Wages have grown 43% since 2014, when the median was $29,640.
Median Annual Salary
$42,320
Mean Annual
$44,290
Median Hourly
$20.35
Total Employed
13,180
Location Quotient
2.16
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Illinois
$42,320
this metro
United States
$41,230
you earn +3% vs US
Salary Trend
View data table
| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $42,320 |
| 2023 | $38,340 |
| 2022 | $37,390 |
| 2021 | $37,460 |
| 2020 | $34,450 |
| 2019 | $34,310 |
| 2018 | $34,000 |
| 2017 | $38,060 |
| 2016 | $35,210 |
| 2015 | $32,680 |
| 2014 | $29,640 |
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