Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is $36,660 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.62 per hour. This is 11% below the national median of $41,230. 420 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI. Wages have grown 50% since 2014, when the median was $24,400.
Median Annual Salary
$36,660
Mean Annual
$41,510
Median Hourly
$17.62
Total Employed
420
Location Quotient
3.46
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
$36,660
this metro
Michigan
$38,000
you earn -4% vs state
United States
$41,230
you earn -11% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $36,660 |
| 2023 | $37,520 |
| 2022 | $35,380 |
| 2021 | $29,680 |
| 2020 | $35,760 |
| 2019 | $33,950 |
| 2018 | $28,760 |
| 2017 | $28,480 |
| 2016 | $26,600 |
| 2015 | $25,380 |
| 2014 | $24,400 |
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