Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Joplin, MO

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, MO-KS earns $42,230 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,844 a month.

10th percentile: $35,770
25th percentile: $36,980
Median percentile: $42,230
75th percentile: $47,920
90th percentile: $58,860

Based on 160 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

$34,127 take-home a year

Gross pay	$42,230
Federal income tax	−$2,888
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,231
Missouri income tax (approx.)	−$1,985
Monthly take-home	$2,844
Every two weeks	$1,313

Does it go far here?

$49,266Median pay in Joplin, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.7 vs 100).

33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Joplin, MO

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$74,930
Accountants and Auditors	$72,560
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$63,830
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$57,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$56,800
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,690
Construction Laborers	$49,880
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,770

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