What are the main factors that influence a Foundry Operator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Foundry Operator's salary?

A Foundry Operator's salary grows with experience: a Machine Operator I (0-1 years)earns $41,193, a Foundry Operator (1-3 years)earns $45,776, a Machine Operator III (3-5 years)earns $51,925, a Machine Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $55,837, a Machine Operator Supervisor (7+ years)earns $81,034,

What are the highest paying states for a Foundry Operator?

Foundry Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Foundry Operator roles are District of Columbia $51,874, California $51,677, Massachusetts $50,988. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Foundry Operator roles make?

Salaries for Foundry Operator level roles vary by specialization: Foundry Area Manager: $193,468; Foundry Manager: $145,187; Traveling Foundry Technician: $102,320; Foundry Supervisor: $81,064; Foundry Engineer: $75,756.

How do different companies affect a Foundry Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Foundry Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Foundry Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Foundry Operator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Foundry Operator in the United States is $46,851 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

However, a Foundry Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,716
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,474 to $52,015
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,488

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Foundry Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,015	$4,335	$1,000	$25
Average	$46,851	$3,904	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,474	$3,539	$817	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Foundry Operator Salaries

A Foundry Operator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Foundry Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Foundry Operator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $41,193
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,776
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,925
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,837
Expert (over 8 years): $81,034

Levels	Salary
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$41,193
Foundry O... Level Foundry Operator	$45,776
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$51,925
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$55,837
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$81,034

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How Do Foundry Operator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Foundry Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $51,874.
California: $51,677.
Massachusetts: $50,988.

District of Columbia $51,874

California $51,677

Massachusetts $50,988

Washington $50,801

New Jersey $50,782

Alaska $50,717

Connecticut $50,070

New York $49,808

Hawaii $48,969

Rhode Island $48,576

Maryland $48,308

Minnesota $47,943

Colorado $47,802

Illinois $47,756

Oregon $47,578

Delaware $47,446

New Hampshire $47,364

Virginia $47,179

Pennsylvania $46,641

Nevada $46,369

North Dakota $46,280

Michigan $46,139

Wisconsin $46,088

Vermont $45,985

Texas $45,699

Maine $45,680

Arizona $45,652

Ohio $45,619

Georgia $45,188

Indiana $44,973

Wyoming $44,930

Utah $44,865

Iowa $44,837

Kansas $44,612

Louisiana $44,546

North Carolina $44,523

Missouri $44,514

Florida $44,331

Montana $44,232

Nebraska $44,139

Kentucky $44,087

South Carolina $43,900

Tennessee $43,783

Idaho $43,736

New Mexico $43,394

Oklahoma $43,319

Alabama $43,042

South Dakota $42,579

Arkansas $42,326

West Virginia $42,190

Mississippi $41,782

Top Paying Cities for Foundry Operators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $59,094
San Francisco: $58,513
Oakland: $57,215

San Jose, CA $59,094

San Francisco, CA $58,513

Oakland, CA $57,215

New York, NY $54,296

Queens Village, NY $53,945

Paramus, NJ $53,570

Passaic, NJ $53,523

Bergenfield, NJ $53,476

Stamford, CT $53,406

Huntington, NY $53,359

Newark, NJ $53,055

Bridgeport, CT $52,961

New Brunswick, NJ $52,806

Vallejo, CA $52,708

Middlesex, NJ $52,680

Somerset, NJ $52,638

Petaluma, CA $52,530

Santa Cruz, CA $52,347

Boston, MA $52,253

Monterey, CA $52,019

Fairbanks, AK $51,986

Los Angeles, CA $51,897

Washington, DC $51,874

Seattle, WA $51,790

Santa Rosa, CA $51,780

Juneau, AK $51,644

Orange, CA $51,490

Anchorage, AK $51,405

Anaheim, CA $51,373

Santa Ana, CA $51,302

Nassau, NY $51,274

Long Beach, CA $51,255

Danbury, CT $51,241

Santa Maria, CA $51,082

Everett, WA $51,073

Bremerton, WA $50,843

Trenton, NJ $50,754

Sacramento, CA $50,735

San Diego, CA $50,712

Brockton, MA $50,693

Tacoma, WA $50,674

Santa Barbara, CA $50,609

Lowell, MA $50,421

New Suffolk, NY $50,403

Nashua, NH $50,347

Lompoc, CA $50,272

Ventura, CA $50,225

Stockton, CA $50,211

New Haven, CT $50,117

Atlantic City, NJ $49,995

Hartford, CT $49,892

Modesto, CA $49,869

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,766

New Britain, CT $49,742

Olympia, WA $49,677

Kennewick, WA $49,677

New London, CT $49,667

Norwich, CT $49,653

Lawrence, MA $49,630

Bakersfield, CA $49,499

Riverside, CA $49,433

New Bedford, MA $49,433

Richland, WA $49,386

Portsmouth, NH $49,349

Vineland, NJ $49,339

San Bernardino, CA $49,302

Boulder, CO $49,171

Worcester, MA $49,133

Portland, OR $49,091

Saint Paul, MN $49,035

Minneapolis, MN $49,035

Philadelphia, PA $48,969

Honolulu, HI $48,721

Springfield, MA $48,557

Providence, RI $48,552

Chicago, IL $48,416

Bellingham, WA $48,360

Baltimore, MD $48,308

Chico, CA $48,191

Wilmington, DE $48,112

Pittsfield, MA $48,065

Manchester, NH $47,976

Spokane, WA $47,770

Denver, CO $47,765

Albany, NY $47,545

Troy, NY $47,526

Schenectady, NY $47,428

Burlington, VT $47,325

Portland, ME $47,161

Salem, OR $47,123

Yakima, WA $47,114

Ann Arbor, MI $47,100

Rochester, MN $46,969

Fresno, CA $46,945

Reno, NV $46,945

Milwaukee, WI $46,903

Detroit, MI $46,856

Allentown, PA $46,842

Carson City, NV $46,837

Houston, TX $46,767

Colorado Springs, CO $46,762

Syracuse, NY $46,739

Eugene, OR $46,650

Bismarck, ND $46,594

Gary, IN $46,594

Galveston, TX $46,594

Springfield, OR $46,556

Medford, OR $46,444

Fort Collins, CO $46,425

Austin, TX $46,388

Mesa, AZ $46,289

Phoenix, AZ $46,280

Dallas, TX $46,266

Reading, PA $46,238

Saint Cloud, MN $46,219

Concord, NH $46,177

Madison, WI $46,158

Utica, NY $46,032

Raleigh, NC $45,994

Las Vegas, NV $45,989

Rochester, NY $45,957

Des Moines, IA $45,952

Atlanta, GA $45,877

Battle Creek, MI $45,863

Salt Lake City, UT $45,849

Lancaster, PA $45,779

Champaign, IL $45,769

Harrisburg, PA $45,713

Durham, NC $45,671

Kansas City, MO $45,666

Kansas City, KS $45,657

Fort Worth, TX $45,652

Boca Raton, FL $45,633

Cleveland, OH $45,629

Columbus, OH $45,619

Pittsburgh, PA $45,615

Richmond, VA $45,596

Indianapolis, IN $45,586

Cincinnati, OH $45,526

Petersburg, VA $45,455

Billings, MT $45,352

Lansing, MI $45,352

Huntsville, AL $45,352

Lebanon, PA $45,347

Dayton, OH $45,343

Pueblo, CO $45,343

Appleton, WI $45,329

Buffalo, NY $45,310

Racine, WI $45,287

Charlotte, NC $45,282

Saint Louis, MO $45,268

Springfield, IL $45,249

Elkhart, IN $45,240

York, PA $45,240

Gastonia, NC $45,235

Benton Harbor, MI $45,235

Beaumont, TX $45,207

Lorain, OH $45,198

Toledo, OH $45,179

Binghamton, NY $45,155

Rock Hill, SC $45,151

Rockford, IL $45,127

Fargo, ND $45,104

Elyria, OH $45,104

Flagstaff, AZ $45,071

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,043

Miami, FL $45,015

Duluth, MN $44,940

Bangor, ME $44,879

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,827

Louisville, KY $44,804

Grand Rapids, MI $44,795

Hialeah, FL $44,790

Casper, WY $44,724

Scranton, PA $44,668

New Orleans, LA $44,654

Virginia Beach, VA $44,649

Akron, OH $44,626

Peoria, IL $44,565

Sarasota, FL $44,556

Green Bay, WI $44,523

Baton Rouge, LA $44,499

Charleston, SC $44,490

Nashville, TN $44,476

Jamestown, NY $44,467

Davenport, IA $44,467

Tucson, AZ $44,443

Cheyenne, WY $44,429

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,415

Tampa, FL $44,406

Omaha, NE $44,396

Port Arthur, TX $44,378

Evansville, IN $44,378

Bradenton, FL $44,359

Santa Fe, NM $44,275

Orlando, FL $44,228

Clearwater, FL $44,176

Canton, OH $44,078

La Crosse, WI $44,078

Grand Forks, ND $44,064

Albuquerque, NM $44,050

Tulsa, OK $44,050

Newport News, VA $44,045

High Point, NC $44,031

Ogden, UT $44,012

Corpus Christi, TX $43,975

Laramie, WY $43,947

Norfolk, VA $43,947

Rock Island, IL $43,919

Saginaw, MI $43,909

Jacksonville, FL $43,904

Salisbury, NC $43,895

Memphis, TN $43,886

Moline, IL $43,862

Fort Myers, FL $43,848

Waterloo, IA $43,787

Spartanburg, SC $43,740

Lincoln, NE $43,717

Fort Wayne, IN $43,708

Birmingham, AL $43,656

Cedar Falls, IA $43,647

Provo, UT $43,642

Springfield, OH $43,637

San Antonio, TX $43,628

Greensboro, NC $43,609

South Bend, IN $43,605

Winston Salem, NC $43,600

Boise, ID $43,586

Savannah, GA $43,553

Muskegon, MI $43,469

Lima, OH $43,413

Lake Charles, LA $43,394

Anderson, IN $43,384

Lexington, KY $43,370

Augusta, GA $43,356

Greenville, SC $43,356

Wichita, KS $43,314

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,314

Columbia, SC $43,272

Bloomington, IN $43,155

Roanoke, VA $43,127

Asheville, NC $43,066

Knoxville, TN $42,986

Shreveport, LA $42,981

Wilmington, NC $42,921

Frankfort, KY $42,832

Oklahoma City, OK $42,799

Chillicothe, OH $42,780

Longview, TX $42,775

Topeka, KS $42,761

Mobile, AL $42,691

Terre Haute, IN $42,672

Erie, PA $42,668

Altoona, PA $42,644

Melbourne, FL $42,630

Amarillo, TX $42,611

Killeen, TX $42,597

Fayetteville, AR $42,560

Sioux Falls, SD $42,527

Chattanooga, TN $42,499

Idaho Falls, ID $42,494

Gainesville, FL $42,396

Portsmouth, OH $42,372

Little Rock, AR $42,363

Lynchburg, VA $42,363

Lafayette, LA $42,344

Youngstown, OH $42,344

Temple, TX $42,326

Daytona Beach, FL $42,316

Clarksville, TN $42,311

Pensacola, FL $42,307

Hopkinsville, KY $42,166

Charleston, WV $42,162

Florence, SC $42,138

Sioux City, IA $42,110

Macon, GA $41,974

Tallahassee, FL $41,969

Fayetteville, NC $41,960

Waco, TX $41,951

Wichita Falls, TX $41,951

Pine Bluff, AR $41,932

Vincennes, IN $41,843

Lubbock, TX $41,824

Great Falls, MT $41,796

Alamogordo, NM $41,791

Abilene, TX $41,754

Rapid City, SD $41,693

Monroe, LA $41,693

Albany, GA $41,665

Huntington, WV $41,660

Jackson, MS $41,656

Greenville, MS $41,651

Parkersburg, WV $41,604

Montgomery, AL $41,595

Johnstown, PA $41,585

Springfield, MO $41,548

Biloxi, MS $41,524

Sumter, SC $41,426

Columbus, GA $41,421

Twin Falls, ID $41,393

Pascagoula, MS $41,332

Kingsport, TN $41,210

Gulfport, MS $41,196

Alexandria, LA $41,042

Fort Smith, AR $40,925

El Paso, TX $40,798

Helena, MT $40,737

Las Cruces, NM $40,587

Harlingen, TX $40,456

Pocatello, ID $40,414

Florence, AL $40,400

Brownsville, TX $40,391

Dothan, AL $40,316

Mcallen, TX $40,292

Columbus, MS $39,946

Altus, OK $39,730

Lawton, OK $39,641

Pierre, SD $39,472

What Skills Can Increase a Foundry Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.99% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Machine Operation (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): Applying methods and techniques to implement, maintain, repair, design, and update various machines following specific rules to ensure safety.
Container (Mentioned in 2.39% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.99%
Machine Operation	3.23%
Container	2.39%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Foundry Operator's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$50,600	8%
Dedication	$50,131	7%
Collaboration	$48,725	4%
Leadership	$48,257	3%
Initiative	$48,257	3%
SOP	$47,788	2%

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How Education impacts a Foundry Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Foundry Operators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Foundry Operator with a No Diploma is between $44,700 and $47,709).

Foundry Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Foundry Operator

No Diploma 85.7%

High School 85.7%

Associates 9.5%

Bachelors 4.8%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	85.7%
High School	85.7%
Associates	9.5%
Bachelors	4.8%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Foundry Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Foundry Operator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$42,474

Average $46,851/year

$52,015

$3,539

Average $3,904/month

$4,335

$817

Average $901/week

$1,000

$20

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,015	$4,335	$1,000	$25
Average	$46,851	$3,904	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,474	$3,539	$817	$20

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Salary Trends for Foundry Operator

Salaries for a Foundry Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,349 in 2023 to around $42,386 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Foundry Operator salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Foundry Operator Over Time

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2023

$42,349

2024

$42,501

2025

$42,386

2026

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2023	$42,349
2024	$42,501
2025	$42,386
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