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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $44,220 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,986 a month.

10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$38,660
Median percentile
$44,220
75th percentile
$51,140
90th percentile
$71,560

Based on 2,590 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

$35,831 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,220
Federal income tax−$3,126
Social Security + Medicare−$3,383
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,879
Monthly take-home$2,986
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$44,089Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan