How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in Salinas, CA?

Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $39,520 and the 90th percentile is $63,800. The difference is $24,280, which is 47.3% 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 $46,110 to the 75th at $59,950, covers $13,840.

The mean annual wage is $51,950, which sits above the median of $51,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salinas, CA median is 11.2% higher than the national median of $46,170 for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,064, which is 1.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the California median of $49,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salinas, CA is 109.042, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $47,064 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. Salinas, CA ranks 6th of 11 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).).

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $60,130 and employment of 130. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,454, against $47,064 here.
• Modesto, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $59,990 and employment of 70. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,623, against $47,064 here.
• Fresno, CA is 102 miles away, with a median of $49,500 and employment of 120. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,454, against $47,064 here.

Employment share

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Salinas, CA (40 of 186,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.