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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $46,870 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$37,500
25th percentile
$38,900
Median percentile
$46,870
75th percentile
$49,250
90th percentile
$57,420

Based on 630 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

$37,848 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,870
Federal income tax−$3,444
Social Security + Medicare−$3,586
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,992
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$46,731Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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