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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Arkansas

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas earns $50,150 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,377 a month.

10th percentile
$39,110
25th percentile
$47,330
Median percentile
$50,150
75th percentile
$57,760
90th percentile
$61,760

Based on 1,270 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

$40,520 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,150
Federal income tax−$3,838
Social Security + Medicare−$3,836
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,956
Monthly take-home$3,377
Every two weeks$1,558

Does it go far here?

$57,685Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas