Highest-paying Cities for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

The top 100 highest paying cities for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,730, Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont is the highest paying city for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic. It is followed by Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma (average annual salary $58,370). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$58,730	$36,740	50
2	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$58,370	$31,200	90
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$55,830	$41,920	160
4	Framingham, Massachusetts	$53,410	$31,170	n/a
5	Lincoln, Nebraska	$52,830	$34,890	70
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$51,460	$40,600	380
7	Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas	$51,440	$32,820	40
8	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$51,260	$35,470	70
9	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$50,150	$37,220	40
10	Glens Falls, New York	$48,760	$35,530	40
11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$48,740	$38,840	60
12	Redding, California	$48,460	$36,140	40
13	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,950	$36,260	30
14	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,870	$39,100	880
15	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$47,560	$38,500	80
16	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$47,330	$28,640	n/a
17	Modesto, California	$47,200	$37,070	50
18	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$47,200	$33,980	410
19	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$47,150	$35,840	70
20	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,540	$31,730	80
21	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,540	$39,960	50
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$46,420	$36,640	90
23	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$46,220	$36,990	60
24	Worcester, Massachusetts	$45,990	$38,720	150
25	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$45,940	$36,040	280
26	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$45,800	$34,940	230
27	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$45,790	$29,940	50
28	Longview, Washington	$45,760	$36,920	110
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$45,730	$34,680	1,050
30	Salinas, California	$45,480	$33,270	60
31	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$45,440	$37,960	70
32	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$45,410	$36,360	30
33	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$45,350	$29,850	360
34	Stockton, California	$45,290	$35,100	150
35	Rockford, Illinois	$44,850	$38,930	80
36	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$44,730	$32,260	40
37	Warner Robins, Georgia	$44,600	$18,150	40
38	Spokane, Washington	$44,580	$35,630	160
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$44,500	$30,410	230
40	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$44,480	$35,560	580
41	St Louis, Missouri	$44,410	$30,650	510
42	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$44,390	$29,070	990
43	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$44,100	$42,980	40
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,070	$27,560	720
45	Appleton, Wisconsin	$43,980	$31,340	40
46	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$43,930	$31,940	250
47	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,890	$29,740	190
48	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$43,600	$31,050	170
49	Fresno, California	$43,420	$33,930	60
50	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$43,360	$31,890	140
51	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$43,240	$35,110	110
52	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$43,210	$30,840	290
53	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$43,070	$39,910	210
54	Kansas City, Missouri	$42,880	$30,660	480
55	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$42,850	$26,940	50
56	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,810	$37,710	300
57	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$42,310	$35,260	80
58	Racine, Wisconsin	$42,130	$35,760	90
59	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$41,840	$29,130	80
60	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$41,820	$32,520	180
61	Springfield, Massachusetts	$41,470	$32,560	50
62	Columbia, Missouri	$41,410	$30,630	50
63	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$41,400	$29,500	60
64	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$41,400	$31,570	30
65	Columbia, South Carolina	$41,250	$29,250	100
66	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$41,130	$29,350	290
67	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$41,090	$27,620	170
68	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$41,040	$33,900	190
69	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$40,960	$31,730	920
70	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,810	$32,760	200
71	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$40,780	$24,450	30
72	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	$40,720	$26,980	40
73	Bend, Oregon	$40,720	$30,870	30
74	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$40,690	$32,040	40
75	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$40,650	$31,740	60
76	Wausau, Wisconsin	$40,620	$35,530	90
77	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$40,600	$29,950	160
78	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$40,590	$29,520	190
79	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$40,570	$37,270	370
80	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$40,540	$29,280	n/a
81	Anchorage, Alaska	$40,480	$28,420	40
82	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$40,440	$31,420	290
83	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$40,440	$28,310	n/a
84	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$40,400	$33,980	180
85	Akron, Ohio	$40,350	$31,200	240
86	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$40,330	$36,240	50
87	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$40,320	$31,290	n/a
88	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$40,210	$30,400	710
89	Syracuse, New York	$40,130	$31,720	60
90	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$40,030	$25,110	220
91	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$39,970	$32,360	400
92	Peoria, Illinois	$39,960	$22,380	60
93	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$39,910	$31,520	150
94	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$39,830	$30,670	110
95	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$39,780	$37,720	250
96	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$39,680	$37,310	210
97	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$39,660	$21,510	40
98	Tucson, Arizona	$39,420	$30,540	30
99	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$39,350	$30,670	40
100	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$39,320	$28,910	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic.