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 $45,777, a Machine Operator III (3-5 years)earns $51,930, a Machine Operator IV (5-7 years)earns $55,833, a Machine Operator Supervisor (7+ years)earns $81,050,

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 $51,877, California $51,680, Massachusetts $50,991. 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: $193,495; Foundry Manager: $145,190; Traveling Foundry Technician: $102,312; Foundry Supervisor: $81,070; Foundry Engineer: $75,748.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Foundry Operator in the United States is $46,854 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): $56,735
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,475 to $52,026
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,487

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Foundry Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,026	$4,336	$1,001	$25
Average	$46,854	$3,905	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,475	$3,540	$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): $45,777
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,930
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,833
Expert (over 8 years): $81,050

Levels	Salary
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$41,193
Foundry O... Level Foundry Operator	$45,777
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$51,930
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$55,833
Machine O... Level Foundry Operator	$81,050

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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: $51,877.
California: $51,680.
Massachusetts: $50,991.

District of Columbia $51,877

California $51,680

Massachusetts $50,991

Washington $50,804

New Jersey $50,785

Alaska $50,720

Connecticut $50,073

New York $49,811

Hawaii $48,972

Rhode Island $48,578

Maryland $48,311

Minnesota $47,946

Colorado $47,805

Illinois $47,758

Oregon $47,580

Delaware $47,449

New Hampshire $47,367

Virginia $47,182

Pennsylvania $46,643

Nevada $46,372

North Dakota $46,283

Michigan $46,142

Wisconsin $46,090

Vermont $45,987

Texas $45,702

Maine $45,683

Arizona $45,655

Ohio $45,622

Georgia $45,191

Indiana $44,975

Wyoming $44,933

Utah $44,868

Iowa $44,839

Kansas $44,615

Louisiana $44,549

North Carolina $44,526

Missouri $44,516

Florida $44,333

Montana $44,235

Nebraska $44,141

Kentucky $44,090

South Carolina $43,902

Tennessee $43,785

Idaho $43,738

New Mexico $43,396

Oklahoma $43,321

Alabama $43,045

South Dakota $42,581

Arkansas $42,328

West Virginia $42,192

Mississippi $41,785

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: $59,097
San Francisco: $58,450
Oakland: $57,218

San Jose, CA $59,097

San Francisco, CA $58,450

Oakland, CA $57,218

New York, NY $53,947

Paramus, NJ $53,291

Queens Village, NY $53,289

Passaic, NJ $53,245

Bergenfield, NJ $53,240

Stamford, CT $53,137

Huntington, NY $53,118

Newark, NJ $52,772

Bridgeport, CT $52,673

Vallejo, CA $52,580

New Brunswick, NJ $52,561

Petaluma, CA $52,533

Middlesex, NJ $52,444

Somerset, NJ $52,411

Santa Cruz, CA $52,350

Boston, MA $52,064

Monterey, CA $51,900

Seattle, WA $51,793

Santa Rosa, CA $51,783

Los Angeles, CA $51,769

Juneau, AK $51,647

Washington, DC $51,596

Orange, CA $51,429

Santa Ana, CA $51,305

Long Beach, CA $51,258

Anaheim, CA $51,249

Anchorage, AK $51,226

Santa Maria, CA $51,085

Everett, WA $51,076

Danbury, CT $50,911

Bremerton, WA $50,846

Tacoma, WA $50,678

New Suffolk, NY $50,677

Sacramento, CA $50,663

Santa Barbara, CA $50,612

Trenton, NJ $50,560

San Diego, CA $50,560

Brockton, MA $50,509

Fairbanks, AK $50,394

Lompoc, CA $50,275

Lowell, MA $50,237

Ventura, CA $50,228

Nashua, NH $50,218

Stockton, CA $50,214

Modesto, CA $49,872

Poughkeepsie, NY $49,769

Olympia, WA $49,680

Kennewick, WA $49,680

New Haven, CT $49,661

Lawrence, MA $49,492

Hartford, CT $49,445

Riverside, CA $49,436

New Bedford, MA $49,389

Richland, WA $49,389

Bakersfield, CA $49,323

San Bernardino, CA $49,305

New Britain, CT $49,300

Atlantic City, NJ $49,300

New London, CT $49,281

Norwich, CT $49,267

Portsmouth, NH $49,258

Boulder, CO $49,158

Portland, OR $49,094

Worcester, MA $49,089

Minneapolis, MN $48,944

Philadelphia, PA $48,878

Honolulu, HI $48,724

Saint Paul, MN $48,701

Vineland, NJ $48,691

Providence, RI $48,555

Chicago, IL $48,419

Bellingham, WA $48,363

Springfield, MA $48,325

Baltimore, MD $48,311

Chico, CA $48,194

Pittsfield, MA $48,068

Manchester, NH $47,979

Spokane, WA $47,773

Denver, CO $47,768

Albany, NY $47,548

Troy, NY $47,529

Nassau, NY $47,479

Schenectady, NY $47,431

Wilmington, DE $47,393

Burlington, VT $47,327

Salem, OR $47,309

Portland, ME $47,163

Yakima, WA $47,117

Rochester, MN $46,971

Reno, NV $46,948

Fresno, CA $46,948

Milwaukee, WI $46,906

Detroit, MI $46,859

Ann Arbor, MI $46,851

Allentown, PA $46,845

Colorado Springs, CO $46,765

Syracuse, NY $46,742

Carson City, NV $46,742

Houston, TX $46,676

Eugene, OR $46,653

Gary, IN $46,597

Springfield, OR $46,559

Bismarck, ND $46,550

Galveston, TX $46,517

Medford, OR $46,447

Fort Collins, CO $46,428

Concord, NH $46,404

Austin, TX $46,390

Mesa, AZ $46,292

Reading, PA $46,287

Phoenix, AZ $46,283

Dallas, TX $46,269

Saint Cloud, MN $46,224

Madison, WI $46,161

Utica, NY $46,034

Rochester, NY $45,959

Des Moines, IA $45,955

Raleigh, NC $45,950

Atlanta, GA $45,880

Battle Creek, MI $45,866

Salt Lake City, UT $45,852

Lancaster, PA $45,781

Harrisburg, PA $45,716

Kansas City, MO $45,669

Champaign, IL $45,659

Kansas City, KS $45,659

Fort Worth, TX $45,655

Columbus, OH $45,647

Boca Raton, FL $45,636

Pittsburgh, PA $45,617

Richmond, VA $45,599

Indianapolis, IN $45,589

Cleveland, OH $45,584

Las Vegas, NV $45,528

Cincinnati, OH $45,528

Petersburg, VA $45,458

Huntsville, AL $45,388

Lansing, MI $45,356

Lebanon, PA $45,350

Pueblo, CO $45,345

Appleton, WI $45,331

Buffalo, NY $45,313

Dayton, OH $45,299

Racine, WI $45,289

Charlotte, NC $45,285

Saint Louis, MO $45,271

York, PA $45,242

Elkhart, IN $45,242

Gastonia, NC $45,234

Billings, MT $45,222

Beaumont, TX $45,210

Lorain, OH $45,200

Benton Harbor, MI $45,191

Toledo, OH $45,182

Binghamton, NY $45,158

Rock Hill, SC $45,153

Rockford, IL $45,130

Springfield, IL $45,111

Elyria, OH $45,107

Fargo, ND $45,107

Flagstaff, AZ $45,074

Fort Lauderdale, FL $45,046

Duluth, MN $45,018

Miami, FL $45,018

Cheyenne, WY $44,985

Grand Forks, ND $44,985

Bangor, ME $44,882

Cedar Rapids, IA $44,830

Durham, NC $44,810

Louisville, KY $44,807

Grand Rapids, MI $44,797

Hialeah, FL $44,793

Casper, WY $44,727

Scranton, PA $44,671

New Orleans, LA $44,657

Virginia Beach, VA $44,652

Akron, OH $44,629

Peoria, IL $44,568

Sarasota, FL $44,558

Nashville, TN $44,526

Omaha, NE $44,526

Green Bay, WI $44,526

Baton Rouge, LA $44,502

Charleston, SC $44,493

Jamestown, NY $44,469

Davenport, IA $44,469

Tucson, AZ $44,446

Saint Petersburg, FL $44,418

Tampa, FL $44,408

Evansville, IN $44,380

Port Arthur, TX $44,380

Bradenton, FL $44,362

Santa Fe, NM $44,277

Orlando, FL $44,193

Clearwater, FL $44,179

Canton, OH $44,080

La Crosse, WI $44,080

Albuquerque, NM $44,052

Newport News, VA $44,048

High Point, NC $44,034

Ogden, UT $44,015

Corpus Christi, TX $43,977

Norfolk, VA $43,949

Laramie, WY $43,949

Rock Island, IL $43,921

Saginaw, MI $43,912

Jacksonville, FL $43,907

Salisbury, NC $43,898

Boise, ID $43,888

Moline, IL $43,865

Fort Myers, FL $43,851

Memphis, TN $43,841

Tulsa, OK $43,818

Waterloo, IA $43,790

Spartanburg, SC $43,743

Lincoln, NE $43,720

Fort Wayne, IN $43,710

Provo, UT $43,706

Cedar Falls, IA $43,649

San Antonio, TX $43,631

Greensboro, NC $43,612

South Bend, IN $43,607

Savannah, GA $43,556

Muskegon, MI $43,537

Birmingham, AL $43,532

Winston Salem, NC $43,509

Lake Charles, LA $43,396

Anderson, IN $43,387

Lexington, KY $43,373

Augusta, GA $43,359

Greenville, SC $43,359

Lima, OH $43,321

Wichita, KS $43,317

Tuscaloosa, AL $43,317

Columbia, SC $43,275

Springfield, OH $43,265

Asheville, NC $43,190

Bloomington, IN $43,157

Knoxville, TN $42,989

Shreveport, LA $42,984

Wilmington, NC $42,923

Roanoke, VA $42,923

Topeka, KS $42,839

Frankfort, KY $42,834

Oklahoma City, OK $42,801

Chillicothe, OH $42,783

Longview, TX $42,778

Melbourne, FL $42,773

Sioux Falls, SD $42,698

Mobile, AL $42,694

Terre Haute, IN $42,675

Altoona, PA $42,647

Amarillo, TX $42,614

Killeen, TX $42,600

Fayetteville, AR $42,562

Chattanooga, TN $42,548

Sioux City, IA $42,506

Idaho Falls, ID $42,497

Lynchburg, VA $42,459

Gainesville, FL $42,398

Portsmouth, OH $42,375

Little Rock, AR $42,366

Lafayette, LA $42,347

Youngstown, OH $42,347

Daytona Beach, FL $42,319

Clarksville, TN $42,314

Pensacola, FL $42,309

Temple, TX $42,306

Hopkinsville, KY $42,169

Erie, PA $42,159

Florence, SC $42,141

Charleston, WV $42,066

Great Falls, MT $42,042

Macon, GA $41,977

Tallahassee, FL $41,972

Fayetteville, NC $41,963

Waco, TX $41,953

Helena, MT $41,920

Pine Bluff, AR $41,903

Vincennes, IN $41,845

Lubbock, TX $41,827

Alamogordo, NM $41,799

Twin Falls, ID $41,756

Rapid City, SD $41,742

Jackson, MS $41,658

Huntington, WV $41,655

Greenville, MS $41,653

Parkersburg, WV $41,606

Montgomery, AL $41,597

Wichita Falls, TX $41,550

Springfield, MO $41,550

Biloxi, MS $41,527

Monroe, LA $41,480

Johnstown, PA $41,447

Sumter, SC $41,428

Columbus, GA $41,424

Pascagoula, MS $41,335

Abilene, TX $41,335

Kingsport, TN $41,213

Albany, GA $41,213

Gulfport, MS $41,199

Alexandria, LA $41,044

Fort Smith, AR $40,927

El Paso, TX $40,801

Las Cruces, NM $40,590

Harlingen, TX $40,471

Pocatello, ID $40,463

Florence, AL $40,402

Brownsville, TX $40,393

Mcallen, TX $40,295

Dothan, AL $40,229

Columbus, MS $39,951

Altus, OK $39,732

Lawton, OK $39,643

Pierre, SD $39,475

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	$50,603	8%
Dedication	$50,134	7%
Collaboration	$48,728	4%
Leadership	$48,260	3%
Initiative	$48,260	3%
SOP	$47,791	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 May 01, 2026

$42,475

Average $46,854/year

$52,026

$3,540

Average $3,905/month

$4,336

$817

Average $901/week

$1,001

$20

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,026	$4,336	$1,001	$25
Average	$46,854	$3,905	$901	$23
25th Percentile	$42,475	$3,540	$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, .

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2023

$42,349

2024

$42,501

2025

$42,386

2026

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2024	$42,501
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