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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $45,270 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,053 a month.

10th percentile
$37,300
25th percentile
$38,890
Median percentile
$45,270
75th percentile
$47,550
90th percentile
$51,620

Based on 200 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

$36,630 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,270
Federal income tax−$3,252
Social Security + Medicare−$3,463
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,924
Monthly take-home$3,053
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$47,380Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
39%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, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan