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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jonesboro, AR earns $51,610 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,470 a month.

10th percentile: $38,120
25th percentile: $39,510
Median percentile: $51,610
75th percentile: $51,610
90th percentile: $51,610

Based on 210 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

$41,636 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,610
Federal income tax	−$4,013
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,948
Arkansas income tax (approx.)	−$2,013
Monthly take-home	$3,470
Every two weeks	$1,601

Does it go far here?

$60,098Median pay in Jonesboro, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).

27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($929 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$78,940
General and Operations Managers	$69,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$60,910
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$60,450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$56,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$51,790
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$50,980

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