Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Arkansas

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Arkansas earn the most in Little Rock (average $48,010 a year) and the least in Fayetteville ($46,140), across the 2 Arkansas metro areas we cover. Statewide, BLS puts the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic average at $43,950 and the median at $44,080 for 1,570 workers. The U.S. average for this job is $50,030.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic average salary by city in Arkansas

Little Rock$48,010
Fayetteville$46,140

Pay, take-home pay and cost of living

City	Average	Median	25th pct.	Take-home*	Cost of living
Little Rock	$48,010	$48,520	$43,080	$39,467	89
Fayetteville	$46,140	$54,390	$37,850	$38,033	91

*Average salary after federal and state taxes for a single filer; Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula. Cost of living: BEA price parity, U.S. = 100.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other states

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary by city and state

More about pay in Arkansas

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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