SOC 51-4072 · Canton-Massillon, OH metro

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

The average salary for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Canton, Ohio is $48,230 a year ($23.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,940: half of the 210 people in this job in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($45,960).

$48,230average per year

$23.19 / hourMedian $45,940Take-home ≈ $38,843

  • $36K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $58K90th

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

210people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#2 of 10Ohio metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Canton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,500 or more. The middle half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Canton earn between $42,720 and $54,830.

  • $36K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $58K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,230$4,019$23.19
Median$45,940$3,828$22.09
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,720$3,560$20.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,830$4,569$26.36

*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 Canton vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Canton earn 5% more than the Ohio average ($46,060) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($45,960). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $44,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Canton$48,230$45,940$36,060$58,500210
Ohio$46,060$44,830$35,700$61,86011,050
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 Canton

On the average salary of $48,230, a single filer in Canton takes home about $38,843 a year, or $3,237 a month and $1,494 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Canton area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $48,230 buys what about $53,945 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Canton ($45,810). A typical home costs $218,776, or 4.5 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 Ohio cities

Canton ranks 2nd of 10 Ohio metro areas for this job; Columbus pays the most ($49,000).

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Honolulu, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($77,490).

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

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

$23.19 an hour on average, and $22.09 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 Canton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,720, 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 Canton?

About $38,843 a year ($3,237 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,230. Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

The average here is 5% more 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 Canton-Massillon, OH (15940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Canton's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.31, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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