Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Reading, PA
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 Reading, PA is $52,710 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $25.34 per hour. This is 28% above the national median of $41,230. 610 people work as Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Reading, PA. Wages have grown 26% since 2014, when the median was $41,810.
Median Annual Salary
$52,710
Mean Annual
$51,880
Median Hourly
$25.34
Total Employed
610
Location Quotient
3.56
Concentrated here
Salary Distribution
How This Compares
Reading, PA
$52,710
this metro
Pennsylvania
$46,300
you earn +14% vs state
United States
$41,230
you earn +28% vs US
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $52,710 |
| 2023 | $45,440 |
| 2022 | $40,850 |
| 2021 | $42,100 |
| 2020 | $36,150 |
| 2019 | $34,350 |
| 2018 | $30,170 |
| 2017 | $29,190 |
| 2016 | $30,120 |
| 2015 | $33,230 |
| 2014 | $41,810 |
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