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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $47,330 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,183 a month.

10th percentile
$36,840
25th percentile
$39,810
Median percentile
$47,330
75th percentile
$49,860
90th percentile
$56,040

Based on 360 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

$38,198 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,330
Federal income tax−$3,500
Social Security + Medicare−$3,621
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,012
Monthly take-home$3,183
Every two weeks$1,469

Does it go far here?

$51,157Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,500

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