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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in St. Louis, MO

The median rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $48,860 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,262 a month.

10th percentile
$37,210
25th percentile
$47,950
Median percentile
$48,860
75th percentile
$56,400
90th percentile
$56,970

Based on 80 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

$39,143 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,860
Federal income tax−$3,683
Social Security + Medicare−$3,738
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$2,296
Monthly take-home$3,262
Every two weeks$1,505

Does it go far here?

$51,384Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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