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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Springfield, MO earns $46,170 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,092 a month.

10th percentile
$39,600
25th percentile
$44,020
Median percentile
$46,170
75th percentile
$56,610
90th percentile
$59,440

Based on 180 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

$37,108 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,170
Federal income tax−$3,360
Social Security + Medicare−$3,532
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,170
Monthly take-home$3,092
Every two weeks$1,427

Does it go far here?

$52,119Median pay in Springfield, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Springfield, MO

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,140
Pharmacists$134,990
Financial Managers$130,290
Nurse Practitioners$125,630
Managers, All Other$107,550
Lawyers$103,790
Software Developers$102,350
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$100,590

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri