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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $52,840 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,513 a month.

10th percentile
$38,890
25th percentile
$45,510
Median percentile
$52,840
75th percentile
$67,250
90th percentile
$78,860

Based on 1,330 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

$42,153 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,840
Federal income tax−$4,161
Social Security + Medicare−$4,042
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,483
Monthly take-home$3,513
Every two weeks$1,621

Does it go far here?

$57,098Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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