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Highest-paying States for Foundry Mold and Coremakers

The highest-paying states for foundry mold and coremakers (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 foundry mold and coremakers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,600, Oregon is the highest paying state for foundry mold and coremakers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $54,300). 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 foundry mold and coremakers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Foundry Mold and Coremakers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oregon	$54,600	$31,920	240
2	Rhode Island	$54,300	$51,580	30
3	Virginia	$49,010	$37,450	60
4	Connecticut	$48,570	$36,360	90
5	Washington	$46,900	$34,680	140
6	New York	$46,800	$35,560	220
7	Georgia	$46,590	$37,300	230
8	Ohio	$46,210	$29,620	890
9	Colorado	$45,480	$36,490	60
10	Michigan	$45,190	$30,800	870
11	Maine	$44,860	$30,160	30
12	Kentucky	$44,630	$28,770	70
13	Kansas	$43,750	$33,300	300
14	New Jersey	$43,020	$32,450	370
15	Massachusetts	$42,860	$37,810	210
16	Illinois	$42,690	$36,750	240
17	Montana	$41,790	$28,420	0
18	Wyoming	$41,460	$29,230	30
19	Wisconsin	$41,430	$31,730	1,150
20	Minnesota	$41,040	$39,300	350
21	Pennsylvania	$40,550	$28,950	1,100
22	Nebraska	$39,550	$28,760	70
23	Arizona	$39,480	$33,460	280
24	Indiana	$38,840	$31,680	650
25	Alabama	$38,670	$33,120	290
26	Tennessee	$38,390	$31,420	650
27	Florida	$38,240	$23,280	210
28	Iowa	$37,950	$34,290	250
29	California	$37,620	$34,070	660
30	Utah	$36,890	$28,420	120
31	Missouri	$36,300	$25,120	190
32	Mississippi	$35,590	$29,240	150
33	New Hampshire	$33,180	$26,880	150
34	Oklahoma	$32,080	$28,670	130
35	Texas	$31,470	$24,310	450
36	South Carolina	$30,990	$29,180	100
37	Idaho	$30,500	$19,940	60
38	West Virginia	$30,230	$20,640	60
39	North Carolina	$29,620	$27,410	140
40	New Mexico	$29,450	$20,620	0
41	Maryland	$27,800	$21,580	40
42	Arkansas	$27,790	$27,040	80
43	Louisiana	$19,790	$16,950	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of foundry mold and coremakers in those states is not available at this time.