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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $44,450 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,984 a month.

10th percentile
$36,890
25th percentile
$38,760
Median percentile
$44,450
75th percentile
$48,180
90th percentile
$57,410

Based on 730 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

$35,806 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,450
Federal income tax−$3,154
Social Security + Medicare−$3,400
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,089
Monthly take-home$2,984
Every two weeks$1,377

Does it go far here?

$48,032Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
42%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri