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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Arkansas

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas earns $39,060 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,670 a month.

10th percentile
$31,860
25th percentile
$31,860
Median percentile
$39,060
75th percentile
$43,250
90th percentile
$51,410

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

$32,041 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,060
Federal income tax−$2,507
Social Security + Medicare−$2,988
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$1,523
Monthly take-home$2,670
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$44,929Median pay in Arkansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arkansas

JobMedian pay
Dentists, General$178,930
Purchasing Managers$156,450
Architectural and Engineering Managers$140,600
Physicians, All Other$136,880
Marketing Managers$136,520
Pharmacists$136,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,220
Nurse Practitioners$125,660

All lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas