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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Louis, MO

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $44,370 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,979 a month.

10th percentile
$33,290
25th percentile
$38,430
Median percentile
$44,370
75th percentile
$56,750
90th percentile
$62,010

Based on 1,640 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

$35,746 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,370
Federal income tax−$3,144
Social Security + Medicare−$3,394
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,085
Monthly take-home$2,979
Every two weeks$1,375

Does it go far here?

$46,662Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
37%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri