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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kansas

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas earns $43,050 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,878 a month.

10th percentile
$32,890
25th percentile
$37,540
Median percentile
$43,050
75th percentile
$44,890
90th percentile
$50,580

Based on 1,240 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

$34,532 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,050
Federal income tax−$2,986
Social Security + Medicare−$3,293
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,239
Monthly take-home$2,878
Every two weeks$1,328

Does it go far here?

$47,797Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$437,030
Physicians, All Other$221,540
Nurse Anesthetists$212,090
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,150
Sales Managers$159,990
Purchasing Managers$159,850
Financial Managers$159,380

All molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas