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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Niles, MI earns $41,090 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,787 a month.

10th percentile
$33,900
25th percentile
$37,370
Median percentile
$41,090
75th percentile
$47,260
90th percentile
$51,010

Based on 330 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

$33,449 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,090
Federal income tax−$2,751
Social Security + Medicare−$3,143
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,746
Monthly take-home$2,787
Every two weeks$1,287

Does it go far here?

$44,484Median pay in Niles, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($942 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Niles, MI

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,320
General and Operations Managers$85,850
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,760
Machinists$50,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,780
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,070
Bus Drivers, School$47,210
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,440

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