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

$50,610avg. a year
$24.33 an hour · 2,400 employed

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Utah earn an average of $50,610 a year. That is $4,650 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $45,960. The best-paying metro area is Ogden, UT at $56,180.

$46,750Median pay
$24.33Average hourly
+26%Avg. pay since 2020
#7Of 49 states

Top-paying Utah metro areas

Average pay for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by metro area. Swipe to see all 4.

1850 jobs
Ogden, UT
$56,180
$27.01 an hour
2950 jobs
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
$48,110
$23.13 an hour
3400 jobs
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
$47,610
$22.89 an hour
4120 jobs
Logan, UT-ID
$41,420
$19.91 an hour

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

Pay over time

Utah, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Utah 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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Utah vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$45,960$22.10
Utah$50,610$24.33
Nevada$54,340$26.13
Colorado$50,170$24.12
Arizona$48,160$23.16
Idaho$43,110$20.73
Wyoming$43,020$20.68

Related jobs in Utah

  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,640
  • Machinists$61,800
  • Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,760
  • Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,620
  • Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,490
  • Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,240
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Average pay, Utah, 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 Utah?

The average is $50,610 a year, and the median is $46,750. That is $4,650 (10%) more than the U.S. average of $45,960.

What is the hourly wage in Utah?

$24.33 an hour on average; the median is $22.47.

Where in Utah do they earn the most?

Ogden, UT ($56,180), followed by Salt Lake City-Murray, UT ($48,110). The lowest average among 4 metro areas with data is Logan, UT-ID ($41,420).

How does Utah rank?

Utah ranks #7 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.