How much do Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic make in St. George, UT?

Percentile spread

For Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic, the published 10th percentile is $33,180 and the 90th percentile is $54,200. The difference is $21,020, which is 53.3% 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 $35,930 to the 75th at $43,170, covers $7,240.

The mean annual wage is $40,580, which sits above the median of $39,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. George, UT median is 14.5% 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 $40,557, which is 12.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.1% lower than the Utah median of $43,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. George, UT is 97.321, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic at $40,557 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic. St. George, UT ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 111 miles away, with a median of $43,710 and employment of 250. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,616, against $40,557 here.
• Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 190 miles away, with a median of $39,160 and employment of 170. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,865, against $40,557 here.

Employment share

Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in St. George, UT (60 of 90,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (33,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.11 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.