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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $44,620 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,011 a month.

10th percentile
$37,740
25th percentile
$42,710
Median percentile
$44,620
75th percentile
$46,210
90th percentile
$57,680

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

$36,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,620
Federal income tax−$3,174
Social Security + Medicare−$3,413
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,896
Monthly take-home$3,011
Every two weeks$1,390

Does it go far here?

$44,487Median 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

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