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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Flint, MI earns $37,910 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,586 a month.

10th percentile
$29,180
25th percentile
$33,900
Median percentile
$37,910
75th percentile
$48,070
90th percentile
$58,150

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

$31,030 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,910
Federal income tax−$2,369
Social Security + Medicare−$2,900
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,611
Monthly take-home$2,586
Every two weeks$1,193

Does it go far here?

$40,749Median pay in Flint, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($989 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Flint, MI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$128,950
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,390
Registered Nurses$97,780
Project Management Specialists$91,730
General and Operations Managers$83,020
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,510
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$78,530
Electricians$78,270

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