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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kansas City, MO

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $45,540 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,053 a month.

10th percentile
$35,220
25th percentile
$39,960
Median percentile
$45,540
75th percentile
$47,840
90th percentile
$53,600

Based on 70 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

$36,631 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,540
Federal income tax−$3,285
Social Security + Medicare−$3,484
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,140
Monthly take-home$3,053
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$49,210Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,249 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kansas City, MO

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$221,640
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Family Medicine Physicians$213,950
Dentists, General$171,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,680
Financial Managers$162,490
Purchasing Managers$161,910

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