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Average Foundry Mold And Coremakers Salary in New Jersey

Foundry Mold And Coremakers in New Jersey earn a median annual salary of $55,210, which is +14.8% compared to the national median. There are 330 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for New Jersey (state).

$55,210
New Jersey median annual wage
$27/hour median
+14.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,110
330
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.92
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$49,610
25th
$49,610
Median
$55,210
75th
$55,210
90th
$62,710

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New Jersey, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
108.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$50,742
Goods: 107.1%
Services: 114.2%
Rents: 134.3%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Oregon $67,060 Compare 270
Missouri $61,480 Compare 590
Illinois $57,110 Compare 390
Minnesota $56,840 Compare 470
Massachusetts $55,940 Compare 60
New York $54,380 Compare 110

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New Jersey

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $482,700 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $437,890 0.98
Physicians, Pathologists $355,970 0.76
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $341,430 1.09
Emergency Medicine Physicians $315,340 0.56
Chief Executives $310,440 0.43
Family Medicine Physicians $292,170 1.03
Nurse Anesthetists $291,350 N/A

New Jersey has salary data for 749 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Foundry Mold And Coremakers in New Jersey

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Foundry Mold And Coremakers are projected to change by -25.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.