How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in Duluth, MN-WI?

Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $36,260 and the 90th percentile is $59,720. The difference is $23,460, which is 59.2% 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 $39,660 to the 75th at $59,720, covers $20,060.

The mean annual wage is $47,630, which sits above the median of $39,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 14.1% lower than the national median of $46,170 for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,678, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.4% lower than the Minnesota median of $45,790.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $44,678 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $45,790 and employment of 520. That median is 15.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,684, against $44,678 here.