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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MI earns $40,840 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,772 a month.

10th percentile
$33,590
25th percentile
$35,840
Median percentile
$40,840
75th percentile
$48,120
90th percentile
$54,910

Based on 40 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

$33,259 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,840
Federal income tax−$2,721
Social Security + Medicare−$3,124
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,736
Monthly take-home$2,772
Every two weeks$1,279

Does it go far here?

$44,498Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan