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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kansas City, MO

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $44,860 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,010 a month.

10th percentile
$37,140
25th percentile
$39,900
Median percentile
$44,860
75th percentile
$61,910
90th percentile
$78,140

Based on 300 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

$36,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,860
Federal income tax−$3,203
Social Security + Medicare−$3,432
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,108
Monthly take-home$3,010
Every two weeks$1,389

Does it go far here?

$48,475Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
41%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 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri