Foundry Mold and Coremakers Salary in the US
A foundry mold and coremakers earns a national median of $48,110 a year (mean $49,860) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #594 of 825.
How much does a foundry mold and coremakers earn in the US?
A foundry mold and coremakers in the United States earns a median of $48,110 a year (mean $49,860), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 12,790 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-4071), ranked #594 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$48,110
per year
Mean
$49,860
per year
Employment
12,790
US workers
National rank
#594
of 825 by median
What a foundry mold and coremakers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a foundry mold and coremakers (SOC 51-4071) earns a median annual wage of $48,110 and a mean (average) of $49,860. The median is the midpoint — half of foundry mold and coremakers earn more and half earn less — and is 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a foundry mold and coremakers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for foundry mold and coremakers is $48,110, and the mean (average) is $49,860. The median is the midpoint — half of foundry mold and coremakers earn more and half earn less.
- How does foundry mold and coremakers pay compare to the US average?
- At $48,110, a foundry mold and coremakers earns 6% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many foundry mold and coremakers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 12,790 foundry mold and coremakers employed nationally (SOC 51-4071), across all industries.
- Where does this foundry mold and coremakers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-4071. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-4071 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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