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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas earns $46,840 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,115 a month.

10th percentile
$36,360
25th percentile
$39,520
Median percentile
$46,840
75th percentile
$53,670
90th percentile
$63,150

Based on 1,900 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

$37,380 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,840
Federal income tax−$3,441
Social Security + Medicare−$3,583
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,436
Monthly take-home$3,115
Every two weeks$1,438

Does it go far here?

$52,005Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$437,030
Physicians, All Other$221,540
Nurse Anesthetists$212,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Sales Managers$159,990
Purchasing Managers$159,850
Financial Managers$159,380

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