Foundry Mold and Coremakers · SOC 51-4071
Foundry Mold and Coremakers Salary in the Reading Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Reading, PA metro area
Figures describe the Reading, PA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Reading city limits.
Foundry Mold and Coremakers in the Reading, PA metro area earned a median of $46,260 per year ($22.24 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $35,630 at the 10th percentile to $67,710 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Foundry Mold and Coremakers in the Reading metro area earn more than $46,260 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,510 and $50,190.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $35,630 | $36,510 | $46,260 | $50,190 | $67,710 |
| Hourly | $17.13 | $17.56 | $22.24 | $24.13 | $32.55 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Reading metro areathis metro area$46,260 median for Reading metro area; middle half earns $36,510 to $50,190
- Pennsylvaniastate (PA)$44,750 median for Pennsylvania; middle half earns $41,870 to $48,610
- United Statesnational$48,110 median for United States; middle half earns $41,870 to $57,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +3% vs Pennsylvania overall and −4% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Reading metro area has the 23rd-highest published median for this occupation among the 34 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Pennsylvania
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for foundry mold and coremakers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Reading metro areathis page$46,260 median for Reading metro area; middle half earns $36,510 to $50,190
- $54,080 median for Philadelphia metro area; middle half earns $48,110 to $71,180
- $47,550 median for Pittsburgh metro area; middle half earns $44,120 to $53,180
- $46,660 median for York metro area; middle half earns $38,950 to $46,660
- $46,290 median for Erie metro area; middle half earns $35,200 to $61,930
- $43,440 median for Allentown metro area; middle half earns $43,440 to $48,090
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.