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

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$45,690

National average

Salary Range

$34,950 – $61,050

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

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

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Hawaii$74,780$47,170$123,360
Vineland, NJ$62,530$36,950$79,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$61,000$43,120$79,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$58,630$41,990$80,030
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$58,440$34,980$79,850
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$58,210$36,930$69,320
Modesto, CA$58,150$36,090$88,060
Rochester, NY$57,360$37,270$63,320
Syracuse, NY$54,560$37,620$63,410
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$54,250$36,570$67,310
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$52,740$37,850$64,020
Bend, OR$52,700$41,550$58,400
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$52,640$38,130$73,050
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$51,680$33,130$55,200
Maryland$51,470$39,780$65,410
Worcester, MA$51,200$35,340$61,390
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$50,720$37,350$59,600
New Hampshire$50,690$45,720$62,470
New York$50,470$36,380$69,710
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$50,400$36,160$66,130
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$50,370$35,520$65,510
Connecticut$50,350$38,410$62,360
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$50,190$44,270$68,860
Kansas City, MO-KS$50,170$43,060$61,190
Manchester-Nashua, NH$49,860$42,680$55,610
Glens Falls, NY$49,850$49,220$62,810
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$49,820$36,180$62,550
Spartanburg, SC$49,610$42,520$62,040
York-Hanover, PA$49,600$35,040$63,630
Pittsfield, MA$49,530$34,650$68,030
Massachusetts$49,530$36,570$61,210
Montana$49,350$45,160$61,120
Oregon$49,290$38,070$62,050
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,160$45,690$62,650
New Jersey$49,120$37,530$74,360
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$48,920$38,410$59,180
Colorado Springs, CO$48,900$38,360$81,000
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$48,900$36,950$58,340
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$48,860$38,870$57,090
Salem, OR$48,810$40,030$60,300
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,780$38,470$59,930
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$48,730$31,200$61,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,700$37,940$63,120
Binghamton, NY$48,650$44,100$62,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$48,590$36,110$75,720
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$48,560$40,430$58,290
California$48,390$36,120$72,510
Georgia$48,320$35,470$63,400
Visalia, CA$48,290$34,360$72,450
Louisiana$48,280$35,820$74,570
Bloomington, IN$48,210$38,200$57,970
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$48,110$38,790$60,160
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$48,100$38,400$62,470
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$48,100$30,420$55,930
Washington$48,100$39,810$63,630
Appleton, WI$48,040$32,900$55,100
Chambersburg, PA$47,930$40,230$59,460
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,910$39,050$63,770
Portland-South Portland, ME$47,840$39,300$55,410
Akron, OH$47,790$38,020$55,130
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$47,730$37,060$56,880
Vermont$47,700$36,930$62,830
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$47,660$27,960$76,900
Omaha, NE-IA$47,640$44,710$57,500
Nebraska$47,640$38,980$56,330
Rhode Island$47,630$34,410$73,320
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$47,570$30,610$56,980
Cleveland, OH$47,570$35,970$56,180
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$47,370$45,160$72,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$47,260$31,170$54,130
Delaware$47,210$40,370$59,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,170$36,750$58,190
Arizona$47,170$36,750$58,190
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$47,140$34,610$60,740
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$47,140$36,040$61,330
Maine$47,100$39,300$55,410
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$47,090$31,330$60,960
Kansas$47,040$39,020$61,030
Chattanooga, TN-GA$47,010$34,490$58,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$47,000$37,200$63,240
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$47,000$40,570$58,770
Indiana$46,990$35,090$59,570
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$46,870$39,650$58,230
Toledo, OH$46,810$38,240$60,780
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,790$35,040$58,340
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$46,710$38,860$64,550
Green Bay, WI$46,650$32,380$54,230
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$46,590$36,830$56,840
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,490$41,990$56,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,490$36,920$58,850
Reno, NV$46,350$41,290$62,050
Nevada$46,350$39,450$61,140
Fresno, CA$46,350$34,790$64,790
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$46,280$38,810$59,700
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$46,270$28,860$54,080
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,190$34,330$60,340
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$46,000$36,690$58,690
Fort Wayne, IN$45,940$35,780$58,300
Wichita, KS$45,920$37,680$57,690
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$45,910$39,020$57,990
Wisconsin$45,870$33,630$58,530
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$45,860$37,430$59,120
Pennsylvania$45,810$36,950$60,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$45,790$36,170$61,610
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$45,780$36,400$68,920
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$45,760$30,780$64,180
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,740$35,170$66,050
Illinois$45,720$36,180$65,090
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$45,690$32,010$54,080
Reading, PA$45,610$43,320$67,180
Colorado$45,480$37,650$62,620
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$45,460$37,070$58,500
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$45,380$36,820$57,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$45,340$33,630$63,140
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$45,310$37,800$63,170
Greeley, CO$45,290$39,030$62,060
Lancaster, PA$45,250$40,850$62,240
North Dakota$45,230$38,990$52,040
Tulsa, OK$45,160$29,130$57,550
Minnesota$45,090$38,240$56,860
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$44,950$37,090$58,150
Monroe, MI$44,940$38,490$55,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$44,920$32,700$62,360
Iowa$44,760$30,140$57,760
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,720$37,750$57,100
Ohio$44,660$36,260$54,420
Fargo, ND-MN$44,650$38,990$48,100
Boise City, ID$44,450$37,000$53,580
Columbus, OH$44,400$38,710$54,450
Joplin, MO-KS$44,350$35,320$55,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,270$35,560$59,210
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$44,270$38,600$56,860
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$44,190$33,450$60,840
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$44,150$23,940$49,240
Winston-Salem, NC$44,150$36,580$77,520
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$44,020$35,940$51,810
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$43,990$37,120$74,890
Idaho$43,960$35,750$53,580
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$43,940$38,400$57,470
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$43,830$35,860$59,390
Florida$43,730$33,690$60,780
Rockford, IL$43,590$36,180$49,610
Jacksonville, FL$43,540$30,100$60,660
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$43,540$31,930$53,480
Pittsburgh, PA$43,470$36,750$61,740
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$43,050$25,650$54,620
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$42,950$37,270$51,390
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$42,840$34,540$53,110
South Carolina$42,730$31,820$65,160
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,650$39,140$54,690
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$42,620$32,430$59,680
Cedar Rapids, IA$42,580$29,160$56,270
Michigan$42,520$36,550$57,520
Baton Rouge, LA$42,420$32,190$66,810
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$42,390$35,670$49,810
Erie, PA$42,290$38,820$59,820
Missouri$42,090$33,850$54,810
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$42,040$35,030$50,510
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$41,930$32,040$48,750
Arkansas$41,920$37,510$52,920
Oklahoma City, OK$41,610$34,850$51,900
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$41,500$28,030$52,040
Roanoke, VA$41,410$30,060$50,040
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$41,410$32,820$77,220
Virginia$41,280$30,690$57,050
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$41,270$32,250$53,690
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$41,230$37,450$51,580
Oklahoma$41,010$31,840$51,900
Canton-Massillon, OH$41,010$36,180$46,330
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$41,010$29,880$45,910
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$40,990$36,180$54,830
Peoria, IL$40,880$38,630$49,420
Eugene-Springfield, OR$40,840$32,470$48,380
Tuscaloosa, AL$40,760$34,340$73,190
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$40,650$30,260$52,780
Kentucky$40,280$33,810$59,600
Lexington-Fayette, KY$40,280$40,080$46,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$40,200$33,690$49,960
Eau Claire, WI$40,040$38,960$54,290
Altoona, PA$39,660$38,170$50,960
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$39,650$27,670$49,190
Springfield, MO$39,570$33,850$56,030
Tennessee$39,570$34,950$52,460
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$39,370$34,450$57,500
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$39,300$29,330$54,620
Utah$39,260$33,410$61,200
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,220$31,700$52,200
Jackson, MS$39,130$27,530$50,170
North Carolina$39,090$30,320$51,960
Texas$38,960$29,580$53,290
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$38,900$34,510$50,890
Battle Creek, MI$38,900$38,150$46,740
Iowa City, IA$38,890$38,890$53,860
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$38,860$36,500$54,290
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$38,740$32,940$58,160
Ogden, UT$38,720$33,410$59,950
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,680$29,980$48,250
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$38,610$36,140$44,620
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$38,560$36,240$55,340
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,500$36,560$54,490
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$38,410$30,420$50,340
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,330$31,800$62,050
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$38,280$35,880$63,960
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$38,020$29,220$47,050
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$37,960$37,150$49,160
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$37,680$29,230$48,120
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$37,590$37,320$47,020
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$37,010$31,640$43,060
West Virginia$36,970$29,110$46,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$36,820$29,330$46,410
Richmond, VA$36,700$30,170$57,960
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$36,650$29,060$46,280
Asheville, NC$36,550$30,610$46,690
Huntsville, AL$36,500$35,360$46,170
Alabama$36,240$30,770$51,160
Birmingham, AL$36,230$29,820$46,700
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$36,100$30,200$48,800
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,630$31,200$41,450
Utica-Rome, NY$35,210$34,230$43,720
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$35,180$34,120$44,680
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$34,900$29,830$46,160
Mobile, AL$34,740$31,200$47,210
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area$34,640$32,060$37,250
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$34,380$31,200$58,480
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area$30,260$30,260$45,030
Mississippi$30,070$23,670$46,840
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$30,070$23,670$36,500
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$29,990$23,720$41,600
Longview, TX$29,120$20,280$47,100
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$25,610$20,460$36,940

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make?▾

The median annual salary for a Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic is $45,690, with a typical range of $34,950 – $61,050 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic?▾

Entry-level Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic positions typically start around $34,950 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastics earn the most?▾

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastics tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.