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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $41,970 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,843 a month.

10th percentile
$34,910
25th percentile
$37,120
Median percentile
$41,970
75th percentile
$48,730
90th percentile
$57,740

Based on 350 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

$34,119 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,970
Federal income tax−$2,856
Social Security + Medicare−$3,211
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,784
Monthly take-home$2,843
Every two weeks$1,312

Does it go far here?

$43,926Median 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 extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan