SOC 51-4072 · Carson City, NV metro

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Carson City, NV

The average salary for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Carson City, Nevada is $44,030 a year ($21.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,810: half of the 30 people in this job in the Carson City, NV metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($45,960).

$44,030average per year

$21.17 / hourMedian $40,810Take-home ≈ $37,558

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Nevada metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Carson City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,780 or more. The middle half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Carson City earn between $37,400 and $44,940.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,030$3,669$21.17
Median$40,810$3,401$19.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,400$3,117$17.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,940$3,745$21.61

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Carson City vs. Nevada and the U.S.

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Carson City earn 19% less than the Nevada average ($54,340) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($45,960). At the median the gap is -8% against the U.S. median of $44,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Carson City$44,030$40,810$31,670$59,78030
Nevada$54,340$49,590$35,490$79,960350
United States$45,960$44,350$34,170$61,600150,470

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Carson City

On the average salary of $44,030, a single filer in Carson City takes home about $37,558 a year, or $3,130 a month and $1,445 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Carson City a good place for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Carson City area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $44,030 buys what about $44,869 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Carson City ($56,680). A typical home costs $494,229, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Nevada cities

Carson City ranks 3rd of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job; Las Vegas pays the most ($57,740).

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Carson City: questions

How much do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Carson City?

$21.17 an hour on average, and $19.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Carson City?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Carson City?

About $37,558 a year ($3,130 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,030. Nevada has no state income tax.

Do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Carson City than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($45,960).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4072; area Carson City, NV (16180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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