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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, MO-KS earns $40,930 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,762 a month.

10th percentile: $34,670
25th percentile: $37,040
Median percentile: $40,930
75th percentile: $50,020
90th percentile: $55,050

Based on 150 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

$33,144 take-home a year

Gross pay	$40,930
Federal income tax	−$2,732
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,131
Missouri income tax (approx.)	−$1,924
Monthly take-home	$2,762
Every two weeks	$1,275

Does it go far here?

$47,750Median pay in Joplin, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).

34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Joplin, MO

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$74,930
Accountants and Auditors	$72,560
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,830
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$57,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,800
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,690
Construction Laborers	$49,880
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,770

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