SOC 51-4052 · Production Occupations

Pourers and Casters, Metal wages by metro

National median annual wage

$51,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 4,560.

That median is 1.6% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Pourers and Casters, Metal.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40	$43,900	$66,120	$91,100
Columbus, OH	40	$37,960	$66,040	$74,430
Cleveland, OH	150	$38,480	$63,040	$72,170
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	320	$49,380	$61,680	$65,010
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40	$37,500	$58,870	$60,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	150	$48,790	$58,240	$77,450
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	100	$46,540	$53,100	$67,820
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40	$38,910	$51,700	$72,040
Madison, WI	30	$38,100	$50,300	$59,380
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	70	$38,640	$49,780	$56,420
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	80	$45,930	$47,750	$66,310
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	120	$38,450	$44,020	$53,900
Reading, PA	30	$36,440	$41,400	$54,800
Killeen-Temple, TX	40	$33,630	$37,970	$54,760
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	70	$37,560	$37,560	$65,440

Metros with the most Pourers and Casters, Metal jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	320	$49,380	$61,680	$65,010
Cleveland, OH	150	$38,480	$63,040	$72,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	150	$48,790	$58,240	$77,450
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	120	$38,450	$44,020	$53,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	100	$46,540	$53,100	$67,820
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	80	$45,930	$47,750	$66,310
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	70	$38,640	$49,780	$56,420
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	70	$37,560	$37,560	$65,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	40	$43,900	$66,120	$91,100
Columbus, OH	40	$37,960	$66,040	$74,430
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	40	$38,910	$51,700	$72,040
Killeen-Temple, TX	40	$33,630	$37,970	$54,760
Youngstown-Warren, OH	40	$37,500	$58,870	$60,760
Madison, WI	30	$38,100	$50,300	$59,380
Reading, PA	30	$36,440	$41,400	$54,800

State estimates for Pourers and Casters, Metal, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Tennessee	120	$38,650	$71,880	$72,690
Massachusetts	Not available	$40,240	$62,820	$91,100
Florida	40	$56,770	$62,090	$84,660
Indiana	530	$43,320	$61,430	$65,010
Ohio	460	$39,080	$60,770	$72,170
Michigan	360	$37,560	$60,280	$71,970
North Carolina	100	$37,450	$57,700	$63,150
Illinois	330	$47,020	$57,200	$84,290
Washington	80	$47,750	$54,210	$89,170
Texas	500	$39,730	$52,100	$71,540
Oregon	60	$36,740	$52,010	$77,080
Kansas	70	$34,620	$50,530	$55,500
Iowa	80	$41,690	$49,010	$63,490
Missouri	60	$42,750	$48,850	$59,240
Wisconsin	320	$37,580	$47,880	$67,820
Alabama	160	$39,680	$47,330	$67,400
Pennsylvania	290	$37,590	$47,220	$54,230
Arkansas	90	$39,400	$45,410	$63,530
Utah	30	$37,710	$45,140	$60,490
California	240	$38,150	$44,150	$55,230
Mississippi	30	$37,470	$43,370	$50,570
Virginia	60	$31,200	$39,420	$62,970
Kentucky	60	$38,800	$38,800	$68,300

What is the national median wage for Pourers and Casters, Metal?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Pourers and Casters, Metal is $51,810. Employment is 4,560.

How does Pourers and Casters, Metal pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Pourers and Casters, Metal is 1.6% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Pourers and Casters, Metal?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is highest on this page's list at $66,120.