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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Monroe, MI earns $38,410 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,618 a month.

10th percentile
$31,250
25th percentile
$34,400
Median percentile
$38,410
75th percentile
$43,280
90th percentile
$58,020

Based on 260 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

$31,410 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,410
Federal income tax−$2,429
Social Security + Medicare−$2,938
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,632
Monthly take-home$2,618
Every two weeks$1,208

Does it go far here?

$41,084Median pay in Monroe, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,059 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Monroe, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,690
Registered Nurses$82,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,030
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Office Clerks, General$41,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,520
Waiters and Waitresses$38,780
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,870

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