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

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

How does experience change A Moldmaker's salary?

A Moldmaker's salary grows with experience: an Injection Molding Machine Operator I (0-1 years)earns $43,399, an Moldmaker (1-3 years)earns $49,020, an Injection Molding Machine Operator III (3-5 years)earns $57,230,

What are the highest paying states for a Moldmaker?

Moldmaker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Moldmaker roles are District of Columbia $54,700, California $54,492, Massachusetts $53,766. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How do different companies affect a Moldmaker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Moldmaker 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.

Moldmaker Salary in the United States

How much does a Moldmaker make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Moldmaker in the United States is $49,404 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,380
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,618 to $54,626
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,261

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Moldmaker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,626	$4,552	$1,050	$26
Average	$49,404	$4,117	$950	$24
25th Percentile	$44,618	$3,718	$858	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Moldmaker Salaries

A Moldmaker'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 Do Moldmaker 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 Moldmakers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,700.
California: $54,492.
Massachusetts: $53,766.

District of Columbia $54,700

California $54,492

Massachusetts $53,766

Washington $53,568

New Jersey $53,549

Alaska $53,480

Connecticut $52,798

New York $52,521

Hawaii $51,637

Rhode Island $51,222

Maryland $50,940

Minnesota $50,555

Colorado $50,407

Illinois $50,357

Oregon $50,169

Delaware $50,031

New Hampshire $49,944

Virginia $49,750

Pennsylvania $49,181

Nevada $48,895

North Dakota $48,801

Michigan $48,653

Wisconsin $48,598

Vermont $48,490

Texas $48,188

Maine $48,169

Arizona $48,139

Ohio $48,104

Georgia $47,650

Indiana $47,423

Wyoming $47,378

Utah $47,309

Iowa $47,279

Kansas $47,042

Louisiana $46,973

North Carolina $46,948

Missouri $46,938

Florida $46,746

Montana $46,642

Nebraska $46,543

Kentucky $46,489

South Carolina $46,291

Tennessee $46,168

Idaho $46,118

New Mexico $45,758

Oklahoma $45,679

Alabama $45,387

South Dakota $44,898

Arkansas $44,631

West Virginia $44,488

Mississippi $44,058

Top Paying Cities for Moldmakers

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: $62,313
San Francisco: $61,700
Oakland: $60,332

San Jose, CA $62,313

San Francisco, CA $61,700

Oakland, CA $60,332

New York, NY $57,254

Queens Village, NY $56,883

Paramus, NJ $56,488

Passaic, NJ $56,439

Bergenfield, NJ $56,389

Stamford, CT $56,315

Huntington, NY $56,266

Newark, NJ $55,945

Bridgeport, CT $55,846

New Brunswick, NJ $55,683

Vallejo, CA $55,579

Middlesex, NJ $55,550

Somerset, NJ $55,505

Petaluma, CA $55,391

Santa Cruz, CA $55,199

Boston, MA $55,100

Monterey, CA $54,853

Fairbanks, AK $54,818

Los Angeles, CA $54,724

Washington, DC $54,700

Seattle, WA $54,611

Santa Rosa, CA $54,601

Juneau, AK $54,458

Orange, CA $54,295

Anchorage, AK $54,206

Anaheim, CA $54,171

Santa Ana, CA $54,097

Nassau, NY $54,067

Long Beach, CA $54,048

Danbury, CT $54,033

Santa Maria, CA $53,865

Everett, WA $53,855

Bremerton, WA $53,613

Trenton, NJ $53,519

Sacramento, CA $53,499

San Diego, CA $53,475

Brockton, MA $53,455

Tacoma, WA $53,435

Santa Barbara, CA $53,366

Lowell, MA $53,168

New Suffolk, NY $53,149

Nashua, NH $53,089

Lompoc, CA $53,010

Ventura, CA $52,961

Stockton, CA $52,946

New Haven, CT $52,847

Atlantic City, NJ $52,719

Hartford, CT $52,610

Modesto, CA $52,585

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,477

New Britain, CT $52,452

Olympia, WA $52,383

Kennewick, WA $52,383

New London, CT $52,373

Norwich, CT $52,358

Lawrence, MA $52,333

Bakersfield, CA $52,195

Riverside, CA $52,126

New Bedford, MA $52,126

Richland, WA $52,076

Portsmouth, NH $52,037

Vineland, NJ $52,027

San Bernardino, CA $51,988

Boulder, CO $51,849

Worcester, MA $51,810

Portland, OR $51,765

Saint Paul, MN $51,706

Minneapolis, MN $51,706

Philadelphia, PA $51,637

Honolulu, HI $51,375

Springfield, MA $51,202

Providence, RI $51,197

Chicago, IL $51,054

Bellingham, WA $50,994

Baltimore, MD $50,940

Chico, CA $50,817

Wilmington, DE $50,733

Pittsfield, MA $50,683

Manchester, NH $50,589

Spokane, WA $50,372

Denver, CO $50,367

Albany, NY $50,135

Troy, NY $50,115

Schenectady, NY $50,011

Burlington, VT $49,903

Portland, ME $49,730

Salem, OR $49,690

Yakima, WA $49,680

Ann Arbor, MI $49,666

Rochester, MN $49,527

Fresno, CA $49,503

Reno, NV $49,503

Milwaukee, WI $49,458

Detroit, MI $49,409

Allentown, PA $49,394

Carson City, NV $49,389

Houston, TX $49,315

Colorado Springs, CO $49,310

Syracuse, NY $49,285

Eugene, OR $49,191

Bismarck, ND $49,132

Gary, IN $49,132

Galveston, TX $49,132

Springfield, OR $49,092

Medford, OR $48,974

Fort Collins, CO $48,954

Austin, TX $48,915

Mesa, AZ $48,811

Phoenix, AZ $48,801

Dallas, TX $48,786

Reading, PA $48,757

Saint Cloud, MN $48,737

Concord, NH $48,692

Madison, WI $48,673

Utica, NY $48,539

Raleigh, NC $48,500

Las Vegas, NV $48,495

Rochester, NY $48,460

Des Moines, IA $48,455

Atlanta, GA $48,376

Battle Creek, MI $48,361

Salt Lake City, UT $48,346

Lancaster, PA $48,272

Champaign, IL $48,262

Harrisburg, PA $48,203

Durham, NC $48,159

Kansas City, MO $48,154

Kansas City, KS $48,144

Fort Worth, TX $48,139

Boca Raton, FL $48,119

Cleveland, OH $48,114

Columbus, OH $48,104

Pittsburgh, PA $48,099

Richmond, VA $48,080

Indianapolis, IN $48,070

Cincinnati, OH $48,006

Petersburg, VA $47,931

Billings, MT $47,823

Lansing, MI $47,823

Huntsville, AL $47,823

Lebanon, PA $47,818

Dayton, OH $47,813

Pueblo, CO $47,813

Appleton, WI $47,798

Buffalo, NY $47,778

Racine, WI $47,754

Charlotte, NC $47,749

Saint Louis, MO $47,734

Springfield, IL $47,714

Elkhart, IN $47,704

York, PA $47,704

Gastonia, NC $47,699

Benton Harbor, MI $47,699

Beaumont, TX $47,670

Lorain, OH $47,660

Toledo, OH $47,640

Binghamton, NY $47,615

Rock Hill, SC $47,610

Rockford, IL $47,586

Fargo, ND $47,561

Elyria, OH $47,561

Flagstaff, AZ $47,526

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,497

Miami, FL $47,467

Duluth, MN $47,388

Bangor, ME $47,324

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,269

Louisville, KY $47,245

Grand Rapids, MI $47,235

Hialeah, FL $47,230

Casper, WY $47,161

Scranton, PA $47,101

New Orleans, LA $47,087

Virginia Beach, VA $47,082

Akron, OH $47,057

Peoria, IL $46,993

Sarasota, FL $46,983

Green Bay, WI $46,948

Baton Rouge, LA $46,924

Charleston, SC $46,914

Nashville, TN $46,899

Jamestown, NY $46,889

Davenport, IA $46,889

Tucson, AZ $46,864

Cheyenne, WY $46,850

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,835

Tampa, FL $46,825

Omaha, NE $46,815

Port Arthur, TX $46,795

Evansville, IN $46,795

Bradenton, FL $46,775

Santa Fe, NM $46,686

Orlando, FL $46,637

Clearwater, FL $46,583

Canton, OH $46,479

La Crosse, WI $46,479

Grand Forks, ND $46,464

Albuquerque, NM $46,449

Tulsa, OK $46,449

Newport News, VA $46,444

High Point, NC $46,430

Ogden, UT $46,410

Corpus Christi, TX $46,370

Laramie, WY $46,341

Norfolk, VA $46,341

Rock Island, IL $46,311

Saginaw, MI $46,301

Jacksonville, FL $46,296

Salisbury, NC $46,286

Memphis, TN $46,276

Moline, IL $46,252

Fort Myers, FL $46,237

Waterloo, IA $46,173

Spartanburg, SC $46,123

Lincoln, NE $46,099

Fort Wayne, IN $46,089

Birmingham, AL $46,034

Cedar Falls, IA $46,024

Provo, UT $46,020

Springfield, OH $46,015

San Antonio, TX $46,005

Greensboro, NC $45,985

South Bend, IN $45,980

Winston Salem, NC $45,975

Boise, ID $45,960

Savannah, GA $45,926

Muskegon, MI $45,837

Lima, OH $45,777

Lake Charles, LA $45,758

Anderson, IN $45,748

Lexington, KY $45,733

Augusta, GA $45,718

Greenville, SC $45,718

Wichita, KS $45,674

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,674

Columbia, SC $45,629

Bloomington, IN $45,506

Roanoke, VA $45,476

Asheville, NC $45,412

Knoxville, TN $45,328

Shreveport, LA $45,323

Wilmington, NC $45,259

Frankfort, KY $45,165

Oklahoma City, OK $45,130

Chillicothe, OH $45,111

Longview, TX $45,106

Topeka, KS $45,091

Mobile, AL $45,017

Terre Haute, IN $44,997

Erie, PA $44,992

Altoona, PA $44,967

Melbourne, FL $44,952

Amarillo, TX $44,933

Killeen, TX $44,918

Fayetteville, AR $44,878

Sioux Falls, SD $44,844

Chattanooga, TN $44,814

Idaho Falls, ID $44,809

Gainesville, FL $44,705

Portsmouth, OH $44,681

Little Rock, AR $44,671

Lynchburg, VA $44,671

Lafayette, LA $44,651

Youngstown, OH $44,651

Temple, TX $44,631

Daytona Beach, FL $44,621

Clarksville, TN $44,616

Pensacola, FL $44,612

Hopkinsville, KY $44,463

Charleston, WV $44,458

Florence, SC $44,434

Sioux City, IA $44,404

Macon, GA $44,261

Tallahassee, FL $44,256

Fayetteville, NC $44,246

Waco, TX $44,236

Wichita Falls, TX $44,236

Pine Bluff, AR $44,216

Vincennes, IN $44,122

Lubbock, TX $44,103

Great Falls, MT $44,073

Alamogordo, NM $44,068

Abilene, TX $44,029

Rapid City, SD $43,964

Monroe, LA $43,964

Albany, GA $43,935

Huntington, WV $43,930

Jackson, MS $43,925

Greenville, MS $43,920

Parkersburg, WV $43,870

Montgomery, AL $43,861

Johnstown, PA $43,851

Springfield, MO $43,811

Biloxi, MS $43,786

Sumter, SC $43,683

Columbus, GA $43,678

Twin Falls, ID $43,648

Pascagoula, MS $43,584

Kingsport, TN $43,455

Gulfport, MS $43,441

Alexandria, LA $43,278

Fort Smith, AR $43,154

El Paso, TX $43,021

Helena, MT $42,957

Las Cruces, NM $42,798

Harlingen, TX $42,660

Pocatello, ID $42,616

Florence, AL $42,601

Brownsville, TX $42,591

Dothan, AL $42,512

Mcallen, TX $42,487

Columbus, MS $42,122

Altus, OK $41,894

Lawton, OK $41,800

Pierre, SD $41,623

What Skills Can Increase a Moldmaker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 7.05% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Repairing (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): To put something that is damaged, broken, or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 1.57% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	7.05%
Repairing	2.85%
Hydraulics	1.57%

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 Moldmaker's salary.

CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Repairing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
CAD	$52,368	6%
Repairing	$51,874	5%
Commitment	$51,874	5%
Analytical Skills	$51,380	4%
Process Improvement	$50,886	3%
CNC	$50,886	3%

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How Education impacts a Moldmaker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Moldmakers 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 Moldmaker with a No Diploma is between $47,100 and $50,532).

Moldmaker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Moldmaker

No Diploma 10.0%

High School 66.7%

Associates 16.7%

Bachelors 6.7%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.0%
High School	66.7%
Associates	16.7%
Bachelors	6.7%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Moldmaker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Moldmaker'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

$44,618

Average $49,404/year

$54,626

$3,718

Average $4,117/month

$4,552

$858

Average $950/week

$1,050

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,626	$4,552	$1,050	$26
Average	$49,404	$4,117	$950	$24
25th Percentile	$44,618	$3,718	$858	$21

Salary Trends for Moldmaker

Salaries for a Moldmaker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,521 in 2023 to around $42,559 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Moldmaker salary trends, .

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2024

$42,674

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$42,559

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2024	$42,674
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