Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Fort Smith, AR
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK earns $37,590 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,576 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $32,040
- 25th percentile
- $36,080
- Median percentile
- $37,590
- 75th percentile
- $38,110
- 90th percentile
- $45,100
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
$30,918 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $37,590 |
| Federal income tax | −$2,331 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$2,876 |
| Arkansas income tax (approx.) | −$1,466 |
| Monthly take-home | $2,576 |
| Every two weeks | $1,189 |
Does it go far here?
$43,766Median pay in Fort Smith, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($866 a month, Census ACS).
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