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Average Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic Salary in Janesville-Beloit, WI

Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Janesville-Beloit, WI earn a median annual salary of $36,810, which is -17.0% compared to the national median. There are 310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Janesville-Beloit, WI (metro area).

$36,810
Janesville-Beloit, WI median annual wage
$18/hour median
-17.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $44,350
310
Local employment
4.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
4.64
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,590
25th
$34,590
Median
$36,810
75th
$45,550
90th
$57,720

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 Janesville-Beloit, WI, 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
93.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$39,284
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 90.4%
Rents: 79.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Urban Honolulu, HI $77,560 Compare 140
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $74,650 Compare 180
Saginaw, MI $74,130 Compare 280
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $66,540 Compare 100
Portland-South Portland, ME $62,690 Compare 320
Evansville, IN $61,160 Compare 790

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 Janesville-Beloit, WI

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Chief Executives $218,840 1.14
Dentists, General $208,000 0.91
Computer And Information Systems Managers $157,340 0.53
Pharmacists $150,120 1.06
Architectural And Engineering Managers $144,070 0.72
Human Resources Managers $139,360 0.92
Financial Managers $138,360 0.70
Physician Assistants $135,830 0.88

Janesville-Beloit, WI has salary data for 271 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic in Janesville-Beloit, WI

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic are projected to change by -3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 15,900 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.