Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 256 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Hawaii $74,780 40
Vineland, NJ $62,530 200
Bozeman, MT $61,010 50
San Jose, CA $61,000 180
New Orleans, LA $59,320 40
San Francisco, CA $58,630 420

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $40,760 90
      Northeast Alabama $38,560 100
      Huntsville, AL $36,500 —
      Alabama $36,240 1,140
      Birmingham, AL $36,230 280
      Northwest Alabama $35,630 50
      Mobile, AL $34,740 100
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $41,920 100
      Little Rock, AR $39,980 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $47,170 370
      Phoenix, AZ $47,170 350
      Tucson, AZ $47,150 50
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $61,000 180
      San Francisco, CA $58,630 420
      Modesto, CA $58,150 80
      Santa Rosa, CA $56,320 80
      Salinas, CA $51,320 40
      Santa Maria, CA $50,400 40
      Los Angeles, CA $48,590 1,210
      California $48,390 4,090
      Visalia, CA $48,290 40
      Sacramento, CA $47,910 300
      Riverside, CA $47,140 640
      San Diego, CA $47,140 270
      Bakersfield, CA $47,000 60
      Fresno, CA $46,350 140
      Stockton, CA $46,190 180
      Oxnard, CA $45,740 70
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $48,900 30
      Denver, CO $46,710 340
      Colorado $45,480 620
      Greeley, CO $45,290 80
      Southwest Colorado $44,020 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $50,350 160
      New Haven, CT $50,110 30
      Hartford, CT $48,920 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $44,270 160
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $47,210 130
      Sussex Delaware $42,950 40
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $48,730 90
      Deltona, FL $46,790 80
      Orlando, FL $45,090 410
      Miami, FL $44,920 —
      South Florida $44,200 40
      Florida $43,730 1,680
      Jacksonville, FL $43,540 50
      Lakeland, FL $42,840 80
      Cape Coral, FL $40,990 110
      Pensacola, FL $38,860 30
      Tampa, FL $38,740 260
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $48,700 430
      Georgia $48,320 680
      Augusta, GA-SC $48,110 160
      North Georgia $46,240 80
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $74,780 40
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $46,270 40
      Southeast Iowa $45,690 160
      Des Moines, IA $44,950 140
      Iowa $44,760 620
      Davenport, IA-IL $44,190 50
      Northeast Iowa $43,050 70
      Cedar Rapids, IA $42,580 50
      Southwest Iowa $41,500 50
      Iowa City, IA $38,890 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $44,450 190
      Idaho $43,960 330
      Idaho Falls, ID $37,440 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $45,790 700
      Illinois $45,720 1,160
      Rockford, IL $43,590 30
      Peoria, IL $40,880 40
      West Central Illinois $34,380 50
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Indiana $50,720 150
      Southern Indiana $48,900 200
      Indianapolis, IN $48,860 350
      Bloomington, IN $48,210 110
      South Bend, IN-MI $48,100 40
      Indiana $46,990 1,740
      Fort Wayne, IN $45,940 80
      Elkhart, IN $45,760 100
      Northern Indiana $43,940 310
      Evansville, IN $36,070 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $47,040 800
      Wichita, KS $45,920 120
      Kansas $45,910 300
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $40,280 650
      Lexington, KY $40,280 140
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $38,410 180
      South Central Kentucky $38,280 80
      West Kentucky $36,820 120
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $59,320 40
      Louisiana $48,280 130
      Baton Rouge, LA $42,420 30
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $54,250 450
      Worcester, MA $51,200 220
      Massachusetts $49,530 1,150
      Pittsfield, MA $49,530 60
      Springfield, MA $48,520 50
      Massachusetts $37,590 100
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $58,440 40
      Maryland $51,470 150
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $49,500 50
      Baltimore, MD $48,780 60
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $47,840 100
      Southwest Maine $47,260 70
      Maine $47,100 210
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $47,730 60
      Lansing, MI $46,590 50
      Southern Michigan $45,460 40
      Flint, MI $45,110 90
      Monroe, MI $44,940 40
      Detroit, MI $43,830 710
      Michigan $42,520 1,980
      Northern Michigan $42,040 160
      Battle Creek, MI $38,900 50
      Mid Michigan $38,610 170
      Grand Rapids, MI $38,500 390
      Muskegon, MI $37,960 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $48,560 90
      Minnesota $45,090 730
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $44,270 460
      Duluth, MN-WI $39,660 —
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $50,170 430
      Joplin, MO-KS $44,350 80
      St. Louis, MO-IL $42,650 330
      Missouri $42,090 810
      Central Missouri $40,650 60
      Springfield, MO $39,570 80
      Southwest Missouri $34,640 40
      Southeast Missouri $30,260 60
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $44,150 30
      Jackson, MS $39,130 60
      Mississippi $30,070 300
      West Delta Mississippi $30,070 50
      Upper East Mississippi $29,990 70
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $61,010 50
      Montana $49,350 —
      West Montana $47,370 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern North Carolina $47,660 30
      Winston, NC $44,150 50
      Charlotte, NC-SC $41,270 190
      Raleigh, NC $39,220 90
      North Carolina $39,090 710
      Greensboro, NC $38,680 120
      Central North Carolina $38,020 60
      Western North Carolina $37,680 50
      Asheville, NC $36,550 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $45,230 90
      Fargo, ND-MN $44,650 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $47,640 370
      Omaha, NE-IA $47,640 240
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $50,690 90
      Manchester, NH $49,860 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $62,530 200
      New Jersey $49,120 800
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,330 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $46,350 360
      Reno, NV $46,350 110
      Las Vegas, NV $45,860 230
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, NY $57,360 60
      Syracuse, NY $54,560 40
      Albany, NY $52,740 80
      New York, NY-NJ $52,640 760
      New York $50,470 1,350
      Central East New York $50,370 110
      Glens Falls, NY $49,850 110
      Buffalo, NY $49,820 100
      Binghamton, NY $48,650 50
      Southwest New York $45,780 110
      Utica, NY $35,210 60
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Akron, OH $47,790 150
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,570 240
      Cleveland, OH $47,570 290
      Toledo, OH $46,810 90
      Dayton, OH $46,000 80
      Ohio $44,660 1,730
      Columbus, OH $44,400 270
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $41,230 390
      Canton, OH $41,010 60
      West Northwestern Ohio $39,670 50
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $45,160 70
      Oklahoma City, OK $41,610 80
      Oklahoma $41,010 290
      Southeast Oklahoma $41,010 70
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $52,700 40
      Oregon $49,290 520
      Salem, OR $48,810 40
      Portland, OR-WA $48,100 370
      Eugene, OR $40,840 30
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      York, PA $49,600 70
      Chambersburg, PA $47,930 70
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $47,000 660
      Central Pennsylvania $46,870 80
      Allentown, PA-NJ $46,490 140
      Pennsylvania $45,810 1,740
      Reading, PA $45,610 90
      Harrisburg, PA $45,380 50
      Lancaster, PA $45,250 130
      Pittsburgh, PA $43,470 330
      Scranton, PA $42,620 70
      Erie, PA $42,290 30
      Altoona, PA $39,660 40
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $39,650 50
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $47,630 60
      Providence, RI-MA $46,490 310
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $49,610 100
      Columbia, SC $44,790 50
      South Carolina $42,730 470
      Greenville, SC $41,410 140
      Charleston, SC $37,010 40
      Northeastern South Carolina $34,900 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,010 90
      Nashville, TN $44,720 270
      Kingsport, TN-VA $42,390 —
      Tennessee $39,570 930
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,300 70
      North Central Tennessee $35,180 60
      South Central Tennessee $27,720 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hill Country Region of Texas $51,680 220
      San Antonio, TX $41,930 160
      Dallas, TX $40,200 470
      Austin, TX $39,370 160
      Texas $38,960 1,950
      Houston, TX $36,100 470
      Longview, TX $29,120 30
      McAllen, TX $25,610 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $45,310 220
      St. George, UT $39,470 60
      Utah $39,260 510
      Provo, UT $38,900 80
      Ogden, UT $38,720 160
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Virginia $45,580 30
      Roanoke, VA $41,410 40
      Virginia $41,280 410
      Northeast Virginia $38,100 80
      West Virginia $36,970 240
      Richmond, VA $36,700 70
      Northern West Virginia $36,650 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $58,210 60
      Burlington, VT $49,160 50
      Vermont $47,700 190
      Southern Vermont $47,090 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $50,190 620
      Washington $48,100 1,100
      Spokane, WA $46,280 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wausau, WI $51,980 —
      Madison, WI $49,700 40
      Appleton, WI $48,040 30
      Green Bay, WI $46,650 30
      Wisconsin $45,870 790
      Milwaukee, WI $45,340 160
      Racine, WI $43,990 60
      South Central Wisconsin $43,540 80
      Eau Claire, WI $40,040 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $45,670 60
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $38,770 30