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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, MO earns $45,230 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,033 a month.

10th percentile
$36,820
25th percentile
$39,380
Median percentile
$45,230
75th percentile
$48,290
90th percentile
$50,230

Based on 300 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

$36,396 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,230
Federal income tax−$3,248
Social Security + Medicare−$3,460
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,126
Monthly take-home$3,033
Every two weeks$1,400

Does it go far here?

$51,058Median pay in Springfield, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, MO

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,140
Pharmacists$134,990
Financial Managers$130,290
Nurse Practitioners$125,630
Managers, All Other$107,550
Lawyers$103,790
Software Developers$102,350
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,590

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