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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR earns $42,720 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,903 a month.

10th percentile
$34,740
25th percentile
$37,140
Median percentile
$42,720
75th percentile
$48,140
90th percentile
$52,010

Based on 390 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

$34,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,720
Federal income tax−$2,946
Social Security + Medicare−$3,268
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,666
Monthly take-home$2,903
Every two weeks$1,340

Does it go far here?

$47,804Median pay in Little Rock, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,055 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Little Rock, AR

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$214,790
Pharmacists$136,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$129,700
Nurse Practitioners$126,680
Financial Managers$119,360
Occupational Therapists$104,680
Software Developers$104,070
Sales Managers$102,300

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