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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kansas City, MO

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $42,700 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,874 a month.

10th percentile
$34,870
25th percentile
$35,700
Median percentile
$42,700
75th percentile
$50,060
90th percentile
$56,820

Based on 190 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

$34,483 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,700
Federal income tax−$2,944
Social Security + Medicare−$3,267
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,007
Monthly take-home$2,874
Every two weeks$1,326

Does it go far here?

$46,141Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

All extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri