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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Kansas

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kansas earns $45,840 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,052 a month.

10th percentile
$35,920
25th percentile
$37,710
Median percentile
$45,840
75th percentile
$51,150
90th percentile
$55,360

Based on 420 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

$36,629 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,840
Federal income tax−$3,321
Social Security + Medicare−$3,507
Kansas income tax (approx.)−$2,384
Monthly take-home$3,052
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$50,895Median pay in Kansas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
35%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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kansas