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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI earns $44,440 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,000 a month.

10th percentile
$35,350
25th percentile
$37,630
Median percentile
$44,440
75th percentile
$47,780
90th percentile
$50,160

Based on 280 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

$35,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,440
Federal income tax−$3,153
Social Security + Medicare−$3,400
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,889
Monthly take-home$3,000
Every two weeks$1,385

Does it go far here?

$46,858Median pay in Kalamazoo, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.8 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kalamazoo, MI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$130,760
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260
General and Operations Managers$100,160
Project Management Specialists$97,590
Industrial Engineers$97,250
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,730
Registered Nurses$88,200
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,190

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