How much do Foundry Mold and Coremakers make in Elkhart-Goshen, IN?

Percentile spread

For Foundry Mold and Coremakers, the published 10th percentile is $37,610 and the 90th percentile is $59,890. The difference is $22,280, which is 48.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,750 to the 75th at $56,830, covers $11,080.

The mean annual wage is $49,880, which sits above the median of $46,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Elkhart-Goshen, IN median is 4.2% lower than the national median of $48,110 for Foundry Mold and Coremakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,049, which is 6.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.5% lower than the Indiana median of $49,860.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 90.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Foundry Mold and Coremakers at $51,049 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Foundry Mold and Coremakers. Elkhart-Goshen, IN ranks 7th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Niles, MI is 47 miles away, with a median of $39,450 and employment of 100. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,709, against $51,049 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 96 miles away, with a median of $44,180 and employment of 170. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,240, against $51,049 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $50,610 and employment of 170. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,854, against $51,049 here.

Employment share

Foundry Mold and Coremakers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Elkhart-Goshen, IN (50 of 127,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.76 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.