Paycheck Atlas

Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Ann Arbor, MI

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ann Arbor, MI earns $40,500 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,750 a month.

10th percentile
$35,510
25th percentile
$36,830
Median percentile
$40,500
75th percentile
$49,690
90th percentile
$61,270

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

$33,001 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,500
Federal income tax−$2,680
Social Security + Medicare−$3,098
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,721
Monthly take-home$2,750
Every two weeks$1,269

Does it go far here?

$40,147Median pay in Ann Arbor, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,463 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

JobMedian pay
Architectural and Engineering Managers$171,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,200
Pharmacists$166,350
Sales Managers$148,630
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$144,340
Nurse Practitioners$143,580
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$140,450
Financial Managers$139,500

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan