Texas pay · SOC 51-4072

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$29,780$14.32
25th percentile$35,530$17.08
Median$41,140$19.78
75th percentile$49,440$23.77
90th percentile$59,540$28.63
Average$43,860$21.09

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 7,460. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $35,530 to $49,440 in 2025, a span of $13,910. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 14 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $28,260 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX to $53,890 in Corpus Christi, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,840180
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,540310
College Station-Bryan, TX$36,28040
Corpus Christi, TX$53,89080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$43,9702,280
El Paso, TX$34,310220
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$50,000280
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,6501,780
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$28,26090
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$39,380460
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,82080
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$40,580680
Tyler, TX$44,93090
Waco, TX$38,65040

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