Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kentucky
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 Kentucky is $45,000 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.64 per hour. This is 9% above the national median of $41,230. 4,740 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kentucky. Wages have grown 42% since 2014, when the median was $31,600.
Median Annual Salary
$45,000
Mean Annual
$49,660
Median Hourly
$21.64
Total Employed
4,740
Location Quotient
2.37
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Kentucky
$45,000
this metro
United States
$41,230
you earn +9% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $45,000 |
| 2023 | $42,380 |
| 2022 | $37,310 |
| 2021 | $36,360 |
| 2020 | $34,330 |
| 2019 | $32,410 |
| 2018 | $33,290 |
| 2017 | $32,750 |
| 2016 | $34,030 |
| 2015 | $33,730 |
| 2014 | $31,600 |
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