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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Louis, MO

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $54,610 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,624 a month.

10th percentile
$38,210
25th percentile
$46,050
Median percentile
$54,610
75th percentile
$70,470
90th percentile
$80,970

Based on 570 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

$43,492 take-home a year
Gross pay$54,610
Federal income tax−$4,373
Social Security + Medicare−$4,178
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,567
Monthly take-home$3,624
Every two weeks$1,673

Does it go far here?

$57,431Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

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Physicians, All Other$246,440
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Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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