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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Detroit, MI

The median forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $61,980 a year, 26% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,112 a month.

10th percentile
$42,330
25th percentile
$47,100
Median percentile
$61,980
75th percentile
$63,930
90th percentile
$64,200

Based on 380 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

$49,347 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,980
Federal income tax−$5,258
Social Security + Medicare−$4,741
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,634
Monthly take-home$4,112
Every two weeks$1,898

Does it go far here?

$61,796Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
29%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 forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan