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Foundry Mold and Coremakers salary in Kentucky

SOC 51-4071 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median
$43,610
per year in Kentucky
Middle half
$39,970–$47,680
25th to 75th percentile
Employed
in Kentucky
Concentration
share of workforce vs. U.S.

How local pay compares

Kentucky
$43,610
published median
United States
$48,110
9.4% below the national median
Rank among states and DC
23rd
33 with a published estimate

After local prices: the $43,610 median has purchasing power comparable to about $48,370 nationally. Kentucky's BEA regional price parity is 90.2 (2024).

What the local range looks like

The wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the darker section is the middle half, and the tick is the median for Kentucky.

$26,940$62,640

Getting in

Typical education to enter
High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Narrow to a metro in Kentucky

Every linked area below has a published estimate for foundry mold and coremakers. Missing areas were withheld by BLS rather than measured at zero.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedianCost of livingEmployedConcentrationvs. national
1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$49,60095.4

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where foundry mold and coremakers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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