Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Colorado

$50,170avg. a year
$24.12 an hour · 2,160 employed

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Colorado earn an average of $50,170 a year. That is $4,210 (9%) more than the U.S. average of $45,960. The best-paying metro area is Fort Collins-Loveland, CO at $56,310.

$48,200Median pay
$24.12Average hourly
+37%Avg. pay since 2020
#10Of 49 states

Top-paying Colorado metro areas

Average pay for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 6.

190 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$56,310
$27.07 an hour
230 jobs
Pueblo, CO
$51,880
$24.94 an hour
31,200 jobs
Greeley, CO
$50,590
$24.32 an hour
4470 jobs
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$49,180
$23.64 an hour
5100 jobs
Boulder, CO
$48,350
$23.24 an hour
6230 jobs
Colorado Springs, CO
$47,930
$23.04 an hour

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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Colorado, charted

Pay over time

Colorado, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Colorado molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Colorado vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$45,960$22.10
Colorado$50,170$24.12
Utah$50,610$24.33
Nebraska$47,740$22.95
Oklahoma$47,120$22.65
Wyoming$43,020$20.68
Kansas$42,480$20.42

Related jobs in Colorado

  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,410
  • Machinists$62,650
  • Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,080
  • Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,100
  • Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,210
  • Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,950
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Average pay, Colorado, May 2025

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Questions and answers

How much do molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make in Colorado?

The average is $50,170 a year, and the median is $48,200. That is $4,210 (9%) more than the U.S. average of $45,960.

What is the hourly wage in Colorado?

$24.12 an hour on average; the median is $23.18.

Where in Colorado do they earn the most?

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ($56,310), followed by Pueblo, CO ($51,880). The lowest average among 6 metro areas with data is Colorado Springs, CO ($47,930).

How does Colorado rank?

Colorado ranks #10 of 49 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-4072. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.