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

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

Median annual

$43,050

Median hourly

$21

Average annual

$42,480

Employed in state

1.2K

The median annual salary for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Kansas is $43,050, or about $21 an hour. That is 3% lower than the national median.

Pay in Kansas ranges from $32,890 at the 10th percentile to $50,580 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.2K people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Kansas

10th$32,890

25th$37,540

Median$43,050

75th$44,890

90th$50,580

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.70
Daily: $166
Weekly: $828
Bi-weekly: $1,656
Monthly: $3,588
Annual: $43,050

$43,050 a year is around the 50th percentile for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Kansas. The median is $43,050.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Kansas
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$15.80	$32,890
25th percentile	$18.10	$37,540
Median	$20.70	$43,050
75th percentile	$21.60	$44,890
90th percentile	$24.30	$50,580
Average (mean)	$20.40	$42,480
Employment	1,240 people

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

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$51,020	70
Joplin, MO-KS	$47,330	30
Kansas City, MO-KS	$44,450	730
Wichita, KS	$38,600	160

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