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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Louis, MO

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $55,240 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,664 a month.

10th percentile
$43,970
25th percentile
$45,120
Median percentile
$55,240
75th percentile
$57,280
90th percentile
$61,310

Based on 100 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

$43,969 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,240
Federal income tax−$4,449
Social Security + Medicare−$4,226
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,596
Monthly take-home$3,664
Every two weeks$1,691

Does it go far here?

$58,094Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri