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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in St. Louis, MO

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $42,370 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,853 a month.

10th percentile
$36,990
25th percentile
$38,300
Median percentile
$42,370
75th percentile
$48,600
90th percentile
$57,550

Based on 200 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

$34,233 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,370
Federal income tax−$2,904
Social Security + Medicare−$3,241
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,991
Monthly take-home$2,853
Every two weeks$1,317

Does it go far here?

$44,559Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
39%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Missouri