Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$45,220

Median hourly

$22

Average annual

$47,170

Employed in state

3.7K

The median annual salary for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $45,220, or about $22 an hour. That is 2% higher than the national median.

Pay in Iowa ranges from $35,650 at the 10th percentile to $66,280 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 3.7K people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Iowa

10th$35,650

25th$37,230

Median$45,220

75th$55,550

90th$66,280

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $21.74
Daily: $174
Weekly: $870
Bi-weekly: $1,739
Monthly: $3,768
Annual: $45,220

$45,220 a year is around the 50th percentile for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Iowa. The median is $45,220.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Iowa
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$17.10	$35,650
25th percentile	$17.90	$37,230
Median	$21.70	$45,220
75th percentile	$26.70	$55,550
90th percentile	$31.90	$66,280
Average (mean)	$22.70	$47,170
Employment	3,670 people

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Iowa

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$60,430	520
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$55,550	170
Dubuque, IA	$46,720	80
Omaha, NE-IA	$45,830	470
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$42,290	360
Cedar Rapids, IA	$37,230	290

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