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

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Missouri earns $44,120 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,963 a month.

10th percentile
$33,290
25th percentile
$38,150
Median percentile
$44,120
75th percentile
$53,340
90th percentile
$58,890

Based on 3,340 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

$35,557 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,120
Federal income tax−$3,114
Social Security + Medicare−$3,375
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,074
Monthly take-home$2,963
Every two weeks$1,368

Does it go far here?

$48,581Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Missouri

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$242,630
Physicians, All Other$227,980
Pediatricians, General$223,910
Dentists, General$204,960
Athletes and Sports Competitors$172,700
Chief Executives$172,320
Family Medicine Physicians$171,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,460

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