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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Missouri earns $48,310 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,227 a month.

10th percentile
$36,310
25th percentile
$39,500
Median percentile
$48,310
75th percentile
$60,170
90th percentile
$69,500

Based on 3,240 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

$38,727 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,310
Federal income tax−$3,617
Social Security + Medicare−$3,696
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,271
Monthly take-home$3,227
Every two weeks$1,489

Does it go far here?

$53,195Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missouri

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630
Physicians, All Other$227,980
Pediatricians, General$223,910
Dentists, General$204,960
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700
Chief Executives$172,320
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460

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