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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Battle Creek, MI earns $39,510 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,687 a month.

10th percentile
$31,830
25th percentile
$36,690
Median percentile
$39,510
75th percentile
$47,240
90th percentile
$53,630

Based on 100 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

$32,247 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,510
Federal income tax−$2,561
Social Security + Medicare−$3,023
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,679
Monthly take-home$2,687
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$43,638Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan