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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Little Rock, AR

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR earns $48,510 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,272 a month.

10th percentile
$39,110
25th percentile
$39,110
Median percentile
$48,510
75th percentile
$57,760
90th percentile
$61,760

Based on 360 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

$39,266 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,510
Federal income tax−$3,641
Social Security + Medicare−$3,711
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,892
Monthly take-home$3,272
Every two weeks$1,510

Does it go far here?

$54,284Median pay in Little Rock, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.4 vs 100).
32%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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas