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

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Missouri earns $47,560 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,180 a month.

10th percentile
$37,370
25th percentile
$44,270
Median percentile
$47,560
75th percentile
$57,100
90th percentile
$59,400

Based on 1,540 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

$38,159 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,560
Federal income tax−$3,527
Social Security + Medicare−$3,638
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,235
Monthly take-home$3,180
Every two weeks$1,468

Does it go far here?

$52,369Median pay in Missouri is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
32%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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri