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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $48,230 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,240 a month.

10th percentile
$39,980
25th percentile
$43,880
Median percentile
$48,230
75th percentile
$54,570
90th percentile
$54,580

Based on 50 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

$38,883 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,230
Federal income tax−$3,608
Social Security + Medicare−$3,690
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,050
Monthly take-home$3,240
Every two weeks$1,496

Does it go far here?

$48,087Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
37%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

All food cooking machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan