SOC 51-4072 · Grants Pass, OR metro

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Grants Pass, OR

The average salary for molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grants Pass, Oregon is $39,530 a year ($19.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,610: half of the 80 people in this job in the Grants Pass, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. average for this job ($45,960).

$39,530average per year

$19.00 / hourMedian $36,610Take-home ≈ $31,265

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

80people in this job
-14%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Oregon 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 Grants Pass

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,020 or more. The middle half of molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grants Pass earn between $31,940 and $43,990.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,530$3,294$19.00
Median$36,610$3,051$17.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,940$2,662$15.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,990$3,666$21.15

*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 Grants Pass vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grants Pass earn 19% less than the Oregon average ($48,820) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($45,960). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $44,350.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grants Pass$39,530$36,610$30,870$48,02080
Oregon$48,820$46,200$34,310$66,7301,780
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 Grants Pass

On the average salary of $39,530, a single filer in Grants Pass takes home about $31,265 a year, or $2,605 a month and $1,203 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Grants Pass area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.8), so the average $39,530 buys what about $40,436 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Grants Pass ($50,730). A typical home costs $392,879, or 9.9 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 Oregon cities

Grants Pass ranks 5th of 5 Oregon metro areas for this job; Albany pays the most ($54,830).

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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 Grants Pass: questions

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

$19.00 an hour on average, and $17.60 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 Grants Pass?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,940, 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 Grants Pass?

About $31,265 a year ($2,605 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,530. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Grants Pass, OR (24420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.5%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.78, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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