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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in St. Joseph, MO

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in St. Joseph, MO-KS earns $42,410 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,855 a month.

10th percentile
$32,380
25th percentile
$33,790
Median percentile
$42,410
75th percentile
$48,380
90th percentile
$50,700

Based on 40 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

$34,263 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,410
Federal income tax−$2,909
Social Security + Medicare−$3,244
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,993
Monthly take-home$2,855
Every two weeks$1,318

Does it go far here?

$49,096Median pay in St. Joseph, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($895 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Joseph, MO

JobMedian pay
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,370
Registered Nurses$77,240
General and Operations Managers$74,570
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$66,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,420
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,330
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$54,400
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$50,930

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