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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $42,050 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,848 a month.

10th percentile
$36,320
25th percentile
$38,680
Median percentile
$42,050
75th percentile
$50,060
90th percentile
$74,500

Based on 4,270 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

$34,180 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,050
Federal income tax−$2,866
Social Security + Medicare−$3,217
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,787
Monthly take-home$2,848
Every two weeks$1,315

Does it go far here?

$44,010Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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