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

What industry pays the highest salary for Foundry Operator?

The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for Foundry Operator roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Foundry Operator's salary?

A Foundry Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $40,522 for beginners, reaching about $51,102 at mid-level, and approach $79,788 for experts.

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 $51,884, California $51,687, Massachusetts $50,998. 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: $193,593; Foundry Manager: $145,192; Traveling Foundry Technician: $102,262; Foundry Supervisor: $81,097; Foundry Engineer: $75,722.

Foundry Operator Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Foundry Operator make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Foundry Operator in Wisconsin is $46,097 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $55,839
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,786 to $51,196
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,862

10% $37,862

50% (Median) $46,097

90% $55,839

Foundry Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,196	$4,266	$985	$25
Average	$46,097	$3,841	$886	$22
25th Percentile	$41,786	$3,482	$804	$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 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): $40,522
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,034
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,102
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $54,901
Expert (over 8 years): $79,788

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Machine Operator I	less than 1 year	$40,522
Foundry Operator	1-2 years	$45,034
Machine Operator III	2-4 years	$51,102
Machine Operator IV	5-8 years	$54,901
Machine Operator Supervisor	over 8 years	$79,788

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: $51,884.
California: $51,687.
Massachusetts: $50,998.

District of Columbia $51,884 California $51,687 Massachusetts $50,998 Washington $50,811 New Jersey $50,792 Alaska $50,727 Connecticut $50,080 New York $49,818

Hawaii $48,979 Rhode Island $48,585 Maryland $48,318 Minnesota $47,953 Colorado $47,812 Illinois $47,765 Oregon $47,587 Delaware $47,456

New Hampshire $47,373 Virginia $47,189 Pennsylvania $46,650 Nevada $46,378 North Dakota $46,289 Michigan $46,148 Wisconsin $46,097 Vermont $45,994

Texas $45,708 Maine $45,689 Arizona $45,661 Ohio $45,628 Georgia $45,197 Indiana $44,982 Wyoming $44,939 Utah $44,874

Iowa $44,846 Kansas $44,621 Louisiana $44,555 North Carolina $44,532 Missouri $44,522 Florida $44,340 Montana $44,241 Nebraska $44,147

Kentucky $44,096 South Carolina $43,908 Tennessee $43,791 Idaho $43,744 New Mexico $43,402 Oklahoma $43,327 Alabama $43,051 South Dakota $42,587

Arkansas $42,334 West Virginia $42,198 Mississippi $41,790

Top Paying Cities for Foundry Operator

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:

Green Lake: $44,839
Greenville: $45,266
Hancock: $44,442

Green Lake, WI $44,839

Greenville, WI $45,266

Hancock, WI $44,442

Hortonville, WI $45,170

Iola, WI $44,640

King, WI $44,981

Larsen, WI $45,087

Leopolis, WI $44,584

Manawa, WI $44,805

Marion, WI $44,667

Menasha, WI $45,303

Neenah, WI $45,220

Neshkoro, WI $44,678

New London, WI $44,984

Ogdensburg, WI $44,705

Omro, WI $44,925

Pickett, WI $44,962

Pine River, WI $44,789

Plainfield, WI $44,525

Poy Sippi, WI $44,819

Princeton, WI $44,732

Readfield, WI $45,042

Redgranite, WI $44,832

Ripon, WI $44,918

Rosendale, WI $44,940

Saxeville, WI $44,739

Scandinavia, WI $44,675

Tilleda, WI $44,517

Van Dyne, WI $44,997

Waukau, WI $44,918

Waupaca, WI $44,798

Wautoma, WI $44,693

Weyauwega, WI $44,875

Wild Rose, WI $44,707

Winnebago, WI $45,100

Winneconne, WI $44,995

Wilson, WI $45,732

Boyd, WI $44,548

Cadott, WI $44,580

Chetek, WI $44,460

Chippewa Falls, WI $44,676

Colfax, WI $44,622

Conrath, WI $44,370

Cornell, WI $44,484

Dallas, WI $44,715

Downing, WI $45,518

Downsville, WI $45,188

Durand, WI $45,144

Eau Galle, WI $45,044

Eleva, WI $44,724

Elk Mound, WI $44,625

Elmwood, WI $45,477

Fairchild, WI $44,669

Fall Creek, WI $44,696

Gilmanton, WI $44,928

Holcombe, WI $44,408

Humbird, WI $44,620

Independence, WI $44,798

Jim Falls, WI $44,522

Knapp, WI $45,494

Maiden Rock, WI $45,550

Menomonie, WI $45,145

Merrillan, WI $44,558

Mondovi, WI $44,814

Nelson, WI $45,349

New Auburn, WI $44,442

Osseo, WI $44,828

Pepin, WI $45,706

Pigeon Falls, WI $44,928

Plum City, WI $45,488

Prairie Farm, WI $45,101

Ridgeland, WI $44,859

Rock Falls, WI $44,644

Sand Creek, WI $44,466

Sheldon, WI $44,350

Spring Valley, WI $45,763

Stanley, WI $44,560

Stockholm, WI $45,813

Strum, WI $44,799

Thorp, WI $44,539

Wheeler, WI $44,956

Whitehall, WI $44,740

Spooner, WI $44,337

Almena, WI $44,957

Ashland, WI $44,292

Balsam Lake, WI $45,691

Barron, WI $44,675

Barronett, WI $44,356

Bayfield, WI $44,293

Benoit, WI $44,229

Birchwood, WI $44,276

Brill, WI $44,462

Bruce, WI $44,327

Brule, WI $44,707

Cable, WI $44,138

Cameron, WI $44,473

Centuria, WI $45,941

Comstock, WI $45,080

Cornucopia, WI $44,352

Couderay, WI $44,161

Cumberland, WI $44,748

Danbury, WI $44,602

Drummond, WI $44,269

Edgewater, WI $44,251

Exeland, WI $44,193

Foxboro, WI $44,865

Frederic, WI $44,996

Gordon, WI $44,493

Grand View, WI $44,179

Grantsburg, WI $45,270

Haugen, WI $44,510

Hawthorne, WI $44,853

Hayward, WI $44,193

Herbster, WI $44,413

Hertel, WI $44,349

High Bridge, WI $44,226

Iron River, WI $44,544

Ladysmith, WI $44,331

Lake Nebagamon, WI $44,754

La Pointe, WI $44,218

Luck, WI $45,518

Maple, WI $44,859

Marengo, WI $44,208

Mason, WI $44,214

Mikana, WI $44,457

Milltown, WI $45,707

Minong, WI $44,473

Odanah, WI $44,393

Ojibwa, WI $44,117

Glidden, WI $44,133

Harshaw, WI $44,338

Hawkins, WI $44,254

Hazelhurst, WI $44,345

Heafford Junction, WI $44,383

Hurley, WI $44,256

Iron Belt, WI $44,174

Kennan, WI $44,261

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $44,334

Lake Tomahawk, WI $44,358

Land O Lakes, WI $44,299

Laona, WI $44,323

Long Lake, WI $44,202

Mc Naughton, WI $44,363

Manitowish Waters, WI $44,296

Mellen, WI $44,152

Mercer, WI $44,217

Minocqua, WI $44,380

Montreal, WI $44,268

Park Falls, WI $44,251

Phelps, WI $44,298

Phillips, WI $44,270

Prentice, WI $44,304

Presque Isle, WI $44,277

Saint Germain, WI $44,389

Saxon, WI $44,191

Sayner, WI $44,328

Star Lake, WI $44,213

Three Lakes, WI $44,337

Tony, WI $44,325

Tripoli, WI $44,229

Upson, WI $44,042

Wabeno, WI $44,327

Woodruff, WI $44,399

La Crosse, WI $44,087

Alma, WI $45,210

Alma Center, WI $44,614

Arcadia, WI $44,777

Arkdale, WI $44,445

Bangor, WI $44,183

Black River Falls, WI $44,469

Blair, WI $44,604

Camp Douglas, WI $44,510

Cashton, WI $44,231

Cataract, WI $44,302

Chaseburg, WI $44,159

Cochrane, WI $45,132

Coon Valley, WI $44,141

De Soto, WI $44,236

Dodge, WI $44,651

Eastman, WI $44,361

Ettrick, WI $44,320

Ferryville, WI $44,308

Fountain City, WI $44,937

Galesville, WI $44,455

Gays Mills, WI $44,446

Genoa, WI $44,192

Hillsboro, WI $44,605

Hixton, WI $44,613

Holmen, WI $44,189

Hustler, WI $44,673

Kendall, WI $44,550

La Farge, WI $44,482

Lynxville, WI $44,365

Mather, WI $44,457

Melrose, WI $44,312

Millston, WI $44,362

Mindoro, WI $44,221

Mount Sterling, WI $44,520

Necedah, WI $44,462

Norwalk, WI $44,283

Oakdale, WI $44,513

Onalaska, WI $44,120

Ontario, WI $44,477

Readstown, WI $44,431

Rockland, WI $44,175

Seneca, WI $44,563

Soldiers Grove, WI $44,480

Sparta, WI $44,266

Steuben, WI $44,441

Stoddard, WI $44,123

Taylor, WI $44,516

Tomah, WI $44,535

Trempealeau, WI $44,450

Palmyra, WI $45,454

Tunnel City, WI $44,513

Viola, WI $44,510

Viroqua, WI $44,232

Warrens, WI $44,444

Westby, WI $44,209

West Salem, WI $44,143

Wilton, WI $44,510

Eau Claire, WI $44,798

Altoona, WI $44,859

Arkansaw, WI $45,329

Augusta, WI $44,686

Bay City, WI $45,741

Bloomer, WI $44,532

Boyceville, WI $45,235

Glen Flora, WI $44,252

Wales, WI $46,076

Bagley, WI $44,369

Beetown, WI $44,413

Benton, WI $44,588

Bloomington, WI $44,421

Boscobel, WI $44,517

Cassville, WI $44,368

Cuba City, WI $44,509

Dickeyville, WI $44,547

Fennimore, WI $44,570

Glen Haven, WI $44,344

Hazel Green, WI $44,437

Kieler, WI $44,559

Lancaster, WI $44,468

Mount Hope, WI $44,414

Patch Grove, WI $44,574

Platteville, WI $44,658

Potosi, WI $44,380

Prairie Du Chien, WI $44,477

Sinsinawa, WI $44,419

Stitzer, WI $44,556

Wauzeka, WI $44,436

Woodman, WI $44,387

Portage, WI $45,365

Adams, WI $44,649

Arlington, WI $45,824

Baraboo, WI $45,369

Beaver Dam, WI $45,328

Brandon, WI $44,845

Briggsville, WI $45,083

Burnett, WI $45,022

Cambria, WI $45,302

Cazenovia, WI $44,686

Columbus, WI $45,685

Dalton, WI $45,043

Dellwood, WI $44,499

Doylestown, WI $45,614

Elroy, WI $44,563

Endeavor, WI $45,026

Fairwater, WI $44,933

Fall River, WI $45,556

Fox Lake, WI $45,104

Friendship, WI $44,515

Friesland, WI $45,244

Grand Marsh, WI $44,669

Hillpoint, WI $44,947

Kingston, WI $45,086

Lake Delton, WI $45,202

La Valle, WI $44,748

Lime Ridge, WI $44,915

Loganville, WI $45,050

Lyndon Station, WI $44,808

Markesan, WI $44,868

Marquette, WI $45,023

Mauston, WI $44,639

Montello, WI $44,867

New Lisbon, WI $44,515

North Freedom, WI $45,391

Oxford, WI $44,875

Packwaukee, WI $45,053

Pardeeville, WI $45,392

Poynette, WI $45,680

Randolph, WI $45,300

Reedsburg, WI $45,037

Rio, WI $45,631

Rock Springs, WI $45,097

Union Center, WI $44,764

Waupun, WI $44,939

Westfield, WI $44,659

Wisconsin Dells, WI $45,016

Wonewoc, WI $44,595

Wyocena, WI $45,494

Amery, WI $45,953

Baldwin, WI $46,229

Beldenville, WI $46,144

Clayton, WI $45,352

Clear Lake, WI $45,717

Cushing, WI $45,798

Deer Park, WI $46,045

Dresser, WI $46,356

East Ellsworth, WI $46,027

Ellsworth, WI $46,102

Glenwood City, WI $45,819

Hager City, WI $46,220

Hammond, WI $46,774

Hudson, WI $47,514

New Richmond, WI $46,886

Osceola, WI $47,007

Prescott, WI $47,137

River Falls, WI $47,078

Roberts, WI $47,065

Saint Croix Falls, WI $46,081

Somerset, WI $47,328

Star Prairie, WI $46,762

Pell Lake, WI $45,331

Pleasant Prairie, WI $45,373

Powers Lake, WI $45,408

Rochester, WI $45,591

Salem, WI $45,445

Silver Lake, WI $45,456

Somers, WI $45,318

South Milwaukee, WI $46,659

Springfield, WI $45,351

Sturtevant, WI $45,326

Sullivan, WI $45,561

Trevor, WI $45,466

Twin Lakes, WI $45,446

Union Grove, WI $45,425

Walworth, WI $45,255

Radisson, WI $44,173

Waterford, WI $45,832

Waukesha, WI $46,528

Whitewater, WI $45,195

Williams Bay, WI $45,212

Wilmot, WI $45,464

Woodworth, WI $45,408

Zenda, WI $45,209

Milwaukee, WI $46,912

Saint Francis, WI $46,892

Racine, WI $45,296

Afton, WI $45,164

Albany, WI $45,472

Arena, WI $45,487

Argyle, WI $45,218

Avalon, WI $45,170

Avoca, WI $44,911

Barneveld, WI $45,491

Belleville, WI $45,772

Belmont, WI $44,782

Beloit, WI $45,122

Black Earth, WI $45,774

Blanchardville, WI $45,337

Blue Mounds, WI $45,639

Blue River, WI $44,500

Brodhead, WI $45,162

Brooklyn, WI $45,794

Browntown, WI $44,863

Cambridge, WI $45,772

Gile, WI $44,404

Clinton, WI $45,197

Wausau, WI $44,551

Marshfield, WI $44,571

Abbotsford, WI $44,527

Amherst, WI $44,645

Amherst Junction, WI $44,595

Aniwa, WI $44,377

Antigo, WI $44,421

Arpin, WI $44,483

Athens, WI $44,424

Auburndale, WI $44,460

Babcock, WI $44,391

Birnamwood, WI $44,403

Blenker, WI $44,454

Bowler, WI $44,490

Brokaw, WI $44,492

Bryant, WI $44,325

Chili, WI $44,517

Colby, WI $44,503

Curtiss, WI $44,483

Custer, WI $44,532

Deerbrook, WI $44,322

Dorchester, WI $44,485

Edgar, WI $44,460

Eland, WI $44,454

Elcho, WI $44,343

Elderon, WI $44,481

Elton, WI $44,382

Galloway, WI $44,523

Gilman, WI $44,385

Jump River, WI $44,346

Gleason, WI $44,331

Granton, WI $44,514

Greenwood, WI $44,537

Hannibal, WI $44,378

Hatley, WI $44,437

Hewitt, WI $44,650

Irma, WI $44,351

Junction City, WI $44,437

Loyal, WI $44,533

Lublin, WI $44,423

Marathon, WI $44,452

Mattoon, WI $44,540

Medford, WI $44,438

Merrill, WI $44,423

Milladore, WI $44,453

Mosinee, WI $44,482

Neillsville, WI $44,576

Nekoosa, WI $44,498

Nelsonville, WI $44,692

Ogema, WI $44,318

Owen, WI $44,492

Pearson, WI $44,307

Pelican Lake, WI $44,310

Phlox, WI $44,507

Woodville, WI $45,974

Houlton, WI $47,631

Abrams, WI $44,553

Amberg, WI $44,283

Armstrong Creek, WI $44,295

Athelstane, WI $44,312

Black Creek, WI $45,035

Bonduel, WI $44,677

Brillion, WI $44,995

Cecil, WI $44,608

Coleman, WI $44,514

Combined Locks, WI $45,334

Crivitz, WI $44,434

De Pere, WI $44,648

Dunbar, WI $44,265

Fence, WI $44,219

Florence, WI $44,284

Forest Junction, WI $45,124

Gillett, WI $44,575

Goodman, WI $44,293

Greenleaf, WI $44,819

Green Valley, WI $44,587

Gresham, WI $44,559

Hilbert, WI $45,107

Kaukauna, WI $45,279

Freedom, WI $45,222

Keshena, WI $44,607

Kimberly, WI $45,337

Krakow, WI $44,588

Lakewood, WI $44,366

Lena, WI $44,545

Little Chute, WI $45,335

Little Suamico, WI $44,542

Marinette, WI $44,570

Mountain, WI $44,392

Neopit, WI $44,498

Niagara, WI $44,332

Nichols, WI $44,836

Oconto, WI $44,541

Oconto Falls, WI $44,565

Oneida, WI $44,592

Pembine, WI $44,304

Peshtigo, WI $44,533

Porterfield, WI $44,416

Potter, WI $45,019

Pound, WI $44,466

Pulaski, WI $44,604

Pickerel, WI $44,348

Pittsville, WI $44,450

Plover, WI $44,599

Port Edwards, WI $44,623

Rib Lake, WI $44,378

Ringle, WI $44,423

Rosholt, WI $44,514

Rothschild, WI $44,593

Rudolph, WI $44,468

Schofield, WI $44,556

Spencer, WI $44,525

Stetsonville, WI $44,458

Stevens Point, WI $44,580

Stratford, WI $44,487

Summit Lake, WI $44,356

Tigerton, WI $44,558

Tomahawk, WI $44,384

Unity, WI $44,490

Vesper, WI $44,474

Westboro, WI $44,321

White Lake, WI $44,343

Willard, WI $44,528

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $44,553

Withee, WI $44,465

Wittenberg, WI $44,505

Rhinelander, WI $44,409

Argonne, WI $44,266

Boulder Junction, WI $44,294

Brantwood, WI $44,253

Butternut, WI $44,181

Catawba, WI $44,267

Clam Lake, WI $44,028

Conover, WI $44,317

Crandon, WI $44,386

Eagle River, WI $44,383

Fifield, WI $44,239

Poplar, WI $44,924

Port Wing, WI $44,555

Seymour, WI $44,782

Oak Creek, WI $46,343

Adell, WI $45,438

Allenton, WI $45,604

Ashippun, WI $45,751

Belgium, WI $45,884

Brookfield, WI $46,809

Brownsville, WI $44,985

Butler, WI $46,836

Campbellsport, WI $45,207

Cascade, WI $45,169

Cedarburg, WI $46,410

Cedar Grove, WI $45,673

Chilton, WI $45,021

Cleveland, WI $44,841

Clyman, WI $45,392

Colgate, WI $46,336

Delafield, WI $46,058

Eden, WI $44,971

Elkhart Lake, WI $44,968

Fredonia, WI $45,872

Germantown, WI $46,528

Glenbeulah, WI $44,946

Grafton, WI $46,418

Greenbush, WI $44,944

Hartford, WI $45,927

Hartland, WI $46,198

Hingham, WI $45,366

Horicon, WI $45,260

Hubertus, WI $46,274

Hustisford, WI $45,442

Iron Ridge, WI $45,509

Ixonia, WI $45,651

Jackson, WI $46,278

Johnson Creek, WI $45,510

Juneau, WI $45,260

Kewaskum, WI $45,623

Kiel, WI $44,889

Kohler, WI $45,082

Lannon, WI $46,593

Lebanon, WI $45,486

Lomira, WI $45,196

Malone, WI $44,983

Mayville, WI $45,211

Menomonee Falls, WI $46,663

Merton, WI $46,274

Mount Calvary, WI $45,020

Nashotah, WI $46,048

Neosho, WI $45,667

Newburg, WI $46,058

New Holstein, WI $44,957

Newton, WI $44,798

North Lake, WI $46,435

Oakfield, WI $44,901

Oconomowoc, WI $45,867

Okauchee, WI $45,998

Oostburg, WI $45,448

Pewaukee, WI $46,398

Plymouth, WI $45,028

Port Washington, WI $46,137

Random Lake, WI $45,654

Richfield, WI $46,299

Rubicon, WI $45,746

Saint Cloud, WI $45,016

Saukville, WI $46,194

Sheboygan, WI $45,212

Sheboygan Falls, WI $45,059

Slinger, WI $46,072

Stockbridge, WI $45,122

Sussex, WI $46,434

West Bend, WI $45,832

Theresa, WI $45,466

Thiensville, WI $46,752

Waldo, WI $45,325

Watertown, WI $45,453

Mequon, WI $46,632

Woodland, WI $45,550

Bassett, WI $45,447

Benet Lake, WI $45,404

Big Bend, WI $46,155

Bristol, WI $45,410

Burlington, WI $45,495

Caledonia, WI $45,665

Camp Lake, WI $45,461

Cudahy, WI $46,855

Darien, WI $45,246

Delavan, WI $45,227

Dousman, WI $45,743

Eagle, WI $45,659

Cobb, WI $44,936

Cottage Grove, WI $46,034

Cross Plains, WI $45,919

Dane, WI $45,916

Darlington, WI $44,910

Deerfield, WI $45,908

De Forest, WI $45,968

Dodgeville, WI $45,137

Edgerton, WI $45,671

Edmund, WI $45,034

Evansville, WI $45,546

Footville, WI $45,261

Fort Atkinson, WI $45,475

Gotham, WI $45,136

Gratiot, WI $44,709

Hanover, WI $45,252

Highland, WI $44,875

Hollandale, WI $45,409

Janesville, WI $45,288

Shawano, WI $44,633

Sherwood, WI $45,239

Shiocton, WI $44,921

Sobieski, WI $44,549

Suamico, WI $44,537

Suring, WI $44,481

Townsend, WI $44,386

Wausaukee, WI $44,360

Wrightstown, WI $45,106

Zachow, WI $44,622

Algoma, WI $44,540

Baileys Harbor, WI $44,417

Brussels, WI $44,535

Casco, WI $44,544

Collins, WI $44,893

Denmark, WI $44,597

Egg Harbor, WI $44,453

Ellison Bay, WI $44,377

Ephraim, WI $44,452

Fish Creek, WI $44,423

Forestville, WI $44,536

Francis Creek, WI $44,648

Kellnersville, WI $44,678

Kewaunee, WI $44,565

Luxemburg, WI $44,545

Manitowoc, WI $44,732

Maplewood, WI $44,528

Maribel, WI $44,650

Mishicot, WI $44,612

New Franken, WI $44,538

Reedsville, WI $44,769

Saint Nazianz, WI $44,857

Sister Bay, WI $44,426

Sturgeon Bay, WI $44,543

Tisch Mills, WI $44,592

Two Rivers, WI $44,609

Valders, WI $44,836

Washington Island, WI $44,351

Whitelaw, WI $44,680

Green Bay, WI $44,532

East Troy, WI $45,659

Elkhorn, WI $45,344

Elm Grove, WI $46,836

Fontana, WI $45,237

Franksville, WI $45,635

Genesee Depot, WI $45,987

Genoa City, WI $45,366

Greendale, WI $46,802

Hales Corners, WI $46,722

Franklin, WI $46,453

Helenville, WI $45,402

Honey Creek, WI $45,516

Kansasville, WI $45,500

Kenosha, WI $45,307

New Berlin, WI $46,576

Lake Geneva, WI $45,213

Lyons, WI $45,456

Mukwonago, WI $45,938

Muskego, WI $46,229

New Munster, WI $45,461

North Prairie, WI $45,913

Fremont, WI $44,959

Rice Lake, WI $44,421

Sarona, WI $44,312

Shell Lake, WI $44,350

Siren, WI $44,799

Solon Springs, WI $44,547

South Range, WI $44,968

Springbrook, WI $44,227

Stone Lake, WI $44,244

Superior, WI $45,015

Trego, WI $44,274

Turtle Lake, WI $45,277

Wascott, WI $44,502

Washburn, WI $44,332

Webster, WI $44,386

Weyerhaeuser, WI $44,313

Winter, WI $44,102

Oshkosh, WI $45,077

Almond, WI $44,589

Appleton, WI $45,338

Bancroft, WI $44,450

Bear Creek, WI $44,849

Berlin, WI $44,880

Big Falls, WI $44,745

Butte Des Morts, WI $45,053

Caroline, WI $44,625

Clintonville, WI $44,740

Coloma, WI $44,472

Dale, WI $45,135

Eldorado, WI $44,970

Embarrass, WI $44,725

Eureka, WI $44,892

Fond Du Lac, WI $45,189

Jefferson, WI $45,438

Juda, WI $45,105

Lake Mills, WI $45,655

Linden, WI $44,987

Livingston, WI $44,756

Lodi, WI $45,769

Lone Rock, WI $45,000

Lowell, WI $45,478

Mc Farland, WI $46,085

Marshall, WI $45,858

Mazomanie, WI $45,751

Merrimac, WI $45,570

Middleton, WI $46,052

Milton, WI $45,307

Mineral Point, WI $45,007

Monroe, WI $45,078

Montfort, WI $44,775

Monticello, WI $45,420

Morrisonville, WI $45,920

Mount Horeb, WI $45,704

Muscoda, WI $44,699

New Glarus, WI $45,606

Oregon, WI $46,008

Orfordville, WI $45,209

Plain, WI $45,137

Prairie Du Sac, WI $45,594

Reeseville, WI $45,570

Rewey, WI $44,807

Richland Center, WI $44,654

Ridgeway, WI $45,461

Sauk City, WI $45,607

Sextonville, WI $45,065

Sharon, WI $45,235

Shullsburg, WI $44,624

South Wayne, WI $44,804

Spring Green, WI $45,311

Stoughton, WI $45,921

Sun Prairie, WI $45,968

Verona, WI $45,955

Waterloo, WI $45,717

Waunakee, WI $46,070

Windsor, WI $46,041

Woodford, WI $45,070

Madison, WI $46,167

Foundry Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Foundry Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Media and Insurance sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Foundry Operator positions in MFG Durable or Internet typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Foundry Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Foundry Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$59,926	$29.0	30%
Insurance	$57,621	$28.0	25%
Construction	$55,316	$27.0	20%
Financial Services	$53,011	$25.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$50,707	$24.0	10%

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.

$41,786

Average $46,097/year

$51,196

$3,482

Average $3,841/month

$4,266

$804

Average $886/week

$985

$20

Average $22/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$51,196	$4,266	$985	$25
Average	$46,097	$3,841	$886	$22
25th Percentile	$41,786	$3,482	$804	$20

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