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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Bay City, MI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Bay City, MI earns $38,740 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,638 a month.

10th percentile
$29,250
25th percentile
$36,600
Median percentile
$38,740
75th percentile
$46,190
90th percentile
$56,080

Based on 40 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

$31,661 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,740
Federal income tax−$2,469
Social Security + Medicare−$2,964
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,646
Monthly take-home$2,638
Every two weeks$1,218

Does it go far here?

$42,145Median pay in Bay City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($860 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bay City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,320
Waiters and Waitresses$40,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,610
Office Clerks, General$38,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100
Retail Salespersons$33,320
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,320

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