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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Arkansas

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas earns $45,580 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,085 a month.

10th percentile
$32,800
25th percentile
$37,140
Median percentile
$45,580
75th percentile
$51,160
90th percentile
$56,860

Based on 3,020 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$37,026 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,580
Federal income tax−$3,290
Social Security + Medicare−$3,487
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,778
Monthly take-home$3,085
Every two weeks$1,424

Does it go far here?

$52,429Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas