Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary by City

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Urban Honolulu, HI $77,560 140
Bremerton, WA $72,950 190
Hawaii $70,390 150
Northeast Nebraska $62,140 90
Portland, ME $60,660 340
West Kentucky $60,000 810

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      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mobile, AL $49,010 150
      Birmingham, AL $48,610 950
      Daphne, AL $47,550 140
      Decatur, AL $44,320 220
      Anniston, AL $43,850 470
      Florence, AL $39,030 330
      Gadsden, AL $38,420 120
      Huntsville, AL $37,820 660
      Montgomery, AL $37,740 310
      Alabama $37,000 6,200
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,560 990
      Auburn, AL $35,230 340
      Southwest Alabama $34,810 160
      Northwest Alabama $34,150 310
      Dothan, AL $33,860 70
      Northeast Alabama $33,750 820
      Southeast Alabama $28,820 —
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Arkansas $46,850 130
      Fayetteville, AR $44,090 270
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $40,030 200
      Little Rock, AR $39,330 490
      East Arkansas $38,010 230
      Jonesboro, AR $37,860 100
      Arkansas $37,640 2,140
      South Arkansas $37,120 190
      North Arkansas $36,200 360
      Hot Springs, AR $30,140 130
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $45,690 110
      Phoenix, AZ $44,410 960
      Arizona $43,180 1,410
      Prescott Valley, AZ $37,920 150
      Tucson, AZ $37,740 100
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $52,460 280
      Vallejo, CA $49,910 150
      San Francisco, CA $49,100 670
      Sacramento, CA $46,230 260
      Santa Cruz, CA $46,100 100
      Los Angeles, CA $45,950 3,940
      Bakersfield, CA $45,930 100
      Oxnard, CA $45,730 250
      San Diego, CA $45,610 680
      California $45,380 9,650
      Modesto, CA $45,210 120
      Stockton, CA $44,630 230
      Santa Rosa, CA $44,310 260
      San Luis Obispo, CA $43,070 40
      Riverside, CA $41,540 1,900
      Fresno, CA $41,260 200
      Chico, CA $40,810 40
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado $51,900 1,570
      Greeley, CO $48,200 1,200
      Pueblo, CO $48,010 30
      Denver, CO $47,660 670
      Boulder, CO $44,160 130
      Fort Collins, CO $43,040 110
      Colorado Springs, CO $41,090 —
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $48,980 200
      Bridgeport, CT $42,590 70
      Hartford, CT $40,750 300
      Connecticut $40,580 1,050
      Norwich, CT $40,580 60
      New Haven, CT $39,040 110
      Waterbury, CT $38,460 310
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $46,690 210
      Sussex Delaware $45,600 60
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Florida $49,030 40
      Palm Bay, FL $47,660 120
      Port St. Lucie, FL $47,490 30
      Jacksonville, FL $44,560 220
      Tampa, FL $40,290 500
      North Port, FL $39,210 180
      Miami, FL $38,740 490
      Florida $38,690 2,560
      Orlando, FL $38,470 380
      Gainesville, FL $37,170 30
      Lakeland, FL $35,730 110
      Deltona, FL $35,380 70
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $51,180 100
      Warner Robins, GA $46,470 60
      Gainesville, GA $42,500 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $40,870 150
      Atlanta, GA $40,150 1,410
      North Georgia $39,490 290
      Georgia $38,250 2,790
      Middle Georgia $34,070 120
      Dalton, GA $31,850 160
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $77,560 140
      Hawaii $70,390 150
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $50,580 300
      Davenport, IA-IL $50,550 360
      Waterloo, IA $49,780 40
      Northeast Iowa $46,990 250
      Dubuque, IA $46,370 90
      Iowa $45,380 2,770
      Cedar Rapids, IA $43,780 220
      Iowa City, IA $43,700 410
      Southeast Iowa $40,440 730
      Southwest Iowa $39,590 90
      Northwest Iowa $39,370 270
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $37,990 130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Twin Falls, ID $42,690 110
      Lewiston, ID-WA $42,390 80
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $35,620 80
      Boise City, ID $35,400 80
      Idaho $35,080 420
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $56,720 330
      South Illinois $46,920 480
      Champaign, IL $45,320 270
      East Central Illinois $43,630 670
      Illinois $42,320 13,180
      Chicago, IL-IN $41,900 10,170
      Rockford, IL $38,530 450
      Northwest Illinois $37,930 200
      West Central Illinois $36,740 180
      Springfield, IL $34,560 60
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Evansville, IN $59,830 870
      Southern Indiana $47,780 1,020
      Northern Indiana $43,800 1,220
      Central Indiana $42,810 430
      Terre Haute, IN $42,460 60
      Indiana $41,430 8,430
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,340 470
      Indianapolis, IN $39,010 1,440
      Elkhart, IN $38,890 680
      Michigan City, IN $38,010 230
      Columbus, IN $37,170 400
      South Bend, IN-MI $36,940 320
      Lafayette, IN $35,410 270
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $38,890 1,650
      Wichita, KS $37,660 230
      Kansas $37,310 820
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Kentucky $60,000 810
      Lexington, KY $46,560 290
      Kentucky $45,000 4,740
      Central Kentucky $43,320 320
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $42,920 1,130
      Bowling Green, KY $41,070 270
      South Central Kentucky $40,400 1,620
      Owensboro, KY $36,430 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $37,970 40
      Shreveport, LA $37,480 30
      Louisiana $37,440 180
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $40,710 1,740
      Springfield, MA $39,640 370
      Amherst Town, MA $39,460 —
      Massachusetts $38,130 4,080
      Pittsfield, MA $37,730 90
      Worcester, MA $35,160 1,390
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $50,990 270
      Baltimore, MD $44,810 130
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $41,180 240
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $60,660 340
      Maine $59,050 440
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $57,320 210
      Midland, MI $49,270 60
      Muskegon, MI $47,480 520
      Northern Michigan $44,320 460
      Battle Creek, MI $40,470 150
      Southern Michigan $40,420 1,160
      Detroit, MI $38,530 4,450
      Lansing, MI $38,280 320
      Ann Arbor, MI $38,150 190
      Michigan $38,000 12,920
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,960 2,780
      Mid Michigan $37,480 500
      Traverse City, MI $37,300 —
      Monroe, MI $36,970 160
      Kalamazoo, MI $36,660 420
      Jackson, MI $35,940 150
      Saginaw, MI $35,790 70
      Niles, MI $35,480 190
      Bay City, MI $34,910 90
      Flint, MI $30,480 200
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $49,180 220
      Southwest Minnesota $48,860 160
      St. Cloud, MN $48,180 100
      Minnesota $47,110 2,840
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $46,220 2,410
      Northwest Minnesota $44,330 160
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,420 50
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,220 2,190
      Springfield, MO $48,760 160
      Joplin, MO-KS $46,500 90
      Missouri $44,130 3,960
      Kansas City, MO-KS $42,700 900
      North Missouri $42,230 330
      Central Missouri $39,740 200
      Southeast Missouri $39,730 280
      Jefferson City, MO $37,770 120
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $51,360 50
      Upper East Mississippi $42,410 220
      Mississippi $41,260 520
      Hattiesburg, MS $40,020 60
      Jackson, MS $37,870 —
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $46,790 40
      Montana $43,690 140
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, NC $48,130 330
      Greensboro, NC $47,280 1,390
      Charlotte, NC-SC $44,180 1,760
      North Carolina $41,550 7,410
      Western North Carolina $41,550 500
      Central North Carolina $41,540 330
      Asheville, NC $41,440 490
      Winston, NC $39,460 1,210
      Eastern North Carolina $37,890 310
      Raleigh, NC $37,650 310
      Hickory, NC $37,500 630
      Wilmington, NC $36,110 30
      Greenville, NC $33,190 50
      Durham, NC $31,770 110
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $49,570 30
      North Dakota $40,010 90
      Fargo, ND-MN $39,350 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $62,140 90
      Lincoln, NE $46,180 240
      South Nebraska $44,800 180
      Nebraska $44,250 1,010
      Omaha, NE-IA $35,390 400
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $46,500 60
      Southwestern New Hampshire $44,950 —
      New Hampshire $43,880 910
      Manchester, NH $41,270 580
      Northern New Hampshire $40,370 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $35,910 3,030
      Vineland, NJ $34,870 30
      Trenton, NJ $34,210 50
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $40,700 200
      New Mexico $40,700 280
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $54,710 210
      Nevada $52,900 370
      Reno, NV $48,040 110
      Carson City, NV $40,810 30
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utica, NY $51,500 110
      Albany, NY $47,730 150
      Syracuse, NY $44,610 270
      Glens Falls, NY $44,360 70
      Kiryas Joel, NY $43,870 60
      Central East New York $41,600 140
      New York $41,600 3,390
      Southwest New York $41,600 160
      Capital/Northern New York $41,160 220
      Buffalo, NY $39,090 480
      Rochester, NY $38,350 760
      New York, NY-NJ $37,320 3,300
      Binghamton, NY $36,200 110
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $47,800 1,360
      West Northwestern Ohio $46,560 1,960
      Springfield, OH $46,290 40
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $44,870 1,260
      Ohio $42,330 12,710
      Akron, OH $41,260 1,560
      Toledo, OH $40,020 930
      Cleveland, OH $39,150 2,100
      Eastern Ohio $39,020 220
      Youngstown, OH $38,840 200
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,210 1,590
      Canton, OH $38,100 320
      Dayton, OH $37,080 840
      Southern Ohio $37,030 280
      Lima, OH $36,940 50
      Mansfield, OH $34,780 —
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $49,690 580
      Southeast Oklahoma $45,340 360
      Oklahoma $38,270 1,950
      Tulsa, OK $37,330 660
      Northeast Oklahoma $35,380 180
      Northwest Oklahoma $34,510 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, OR $45,540 130
      Portland, OR-WA $44,900 1,310
      Medford, OR $41,410 50
      Oregon $40,270 1,820
      Bend, OR $37,010 110
      Coast Oregon $36,220 30
      Eugene, OR $35,560 170
      Grants Pass, OR $35,160 80
      Salem, OR $34,900 40
      Eastern Oregon $34,430 60
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Pennsylvania $56,060 450
      Reading, PA $52,710 610
      Allentown, PA-NJ $48,970 710
      Chambersburg, PA $48,600 40
      Lancaster, PA $47,790 410
      Gettysburg, PA $47,650 60
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $47,150 100
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $46,830 1,190
      Harrisburg, PA $46,770 220
      York, PA $46,700 350
      Pennsylvania $46,300 6,890
      Lebanon, PA $45,660 60
      Scranton, PA $45,130 280
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $44,990 170
      Pittsburgh, PA $44,660 930
      Williamsport, PA $42,080 140
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $37,640 730
      Erie, PA $37,330 860
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,240 620
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $41,650 440
      Providence, RI-MA $39,200 910
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern South Carolina $55,590 160
      Columbia, SC $49,520 230
      Greenville, SC $46,360 600
      Florence, SC $45,820 30
      Charleston, SC $42,440 130
      Spartanburg, SC $41,260 820
      South Carolina $40,930 2,800
      Northeastern South Carolina $35,920 40
      Northwestern South Carolina $31,760 290
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $39,880 310
      South Dakota $38,920 800
      East South Dakota $38,620 430
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, TN $44,510 60
      Nashville, TN $42,370 330
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $40,950 160
      North Central Tennessee $40,520 410
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $39,470 140
      Morristown, TN $38,910 120
      East Tennessee $38,870 270
      Johnson City, TN $38,820 240
      West Tennessee $38,230 190
      Tennessee $38,090 3,090
      Knoxville, TN $37,650 660
      Kingsport, TN-VA $36,730 130
      Jackson, TN $36,250 90
      South Central Tennessee $35,730 430
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Corpus Christi, TX $50,480 80
      Hill Country Region of Texas $45,650 390
      Tyler, TX $43,120 80
      Dallas, TX $41,020 2,430
      San Antonio, TX $39,310 680
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $39,290 80
      Waco, TX $38,650 40
      Texas $37,930 7,750
      Houston, TX $37,570 1,350
      North Region of Texas $37,340 870
      Austin, TX $36,980 280
      College Station, TX $36,280 40
      Longview, TX $35,460 120
      Northwestern Region of Texas $34,820 80
      El Paso, TX $34,780 220
      Eastern Region of Texas $33,040 70
      Amarillo, TX $31,180 40
      McAllen, TX $28,260 90
      Brownsville, TX $27,650 370
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $55,990 730
      Utah $45,820 2,830
      Salt Lake City, UT $45,460 1,300
      High Desert Utah $45,420 120
      Provo, UT $45,230 420
      Logan, UT-ID $44,710 210
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $44,470 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winchester, VA-WV $55,420 130
      Northern West Virginia $52,560 170
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $47,750 220
      Southside Virginia $47,380 50
      Blacksburg, VA $45,910 70
      Virginia $45,620 1,130
      Richmond, VA $42,700 100
      West Virginia $40,710 560
      Lynchburg, VA $39,870 110
      Roanoke, VA $39,520 80
      Southwest Virginia $35,720 100
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $45,390 210
      Southern Vermont $45,020 180
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $72,950 190
      Olympia, WA $48,240 80
      Washington $47,640 1,680
      Seattle, WA $47,550 690
      Yakima, WA $46,850 70
      Spokane, WA $43,460 260
      Wenatchee, WA $39,260 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $56,310 170
      Sheboygan, WI $53,710 1,010
      Oshkosh, WI $48,990 300
      Northwestern Wisconsin $47,060 90
      Green Bay, WI $46,720 170
      Racine, WI $45,920 180
      Kenosha, WI $45,060 300
      Eau Claire, WI $44,660 250
      Wisconsin $44,360 9,320
      South Central Wisconsin $44,280 1,480
      Madison, WI $43,550 800
      La Crosse, WI-MN $42,520 90
      Milwaukee, WI $40,650 2,270
      Janesville, WI $37,950 310
      Northeastern Wisconsin $37,940 620
      Western Wisconsin $37,840 590
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $38,500 80
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $42,030 50
      Wyoming $42,030 80