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

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kansas City, MO-KS earns $40,260 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,720 a month.

10th percentile
$36,790
25th percentile
$36,790
Median percentile
$40,260
75th percentile
$41,910
90th percentile
$52,940

Based on 90 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

$32,637 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,260
Federal income tax−$2,651
Social Security + Medicare−$3,080
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,892
Monthly take-home$2,720
Every two weeks$1,255

Does it go far here?

$43,504Median pay in Kansas City, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
46%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
Nurse Anesthetists$218,080
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 rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri