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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $41,150 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,791 a month.

10th percentile
$36,060
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$41,150
75th percentile
$46,940
90th percentile
$56,620

Based on 810 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

$33,495 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,150
Federal income tax−$2,758
Social Security + Medicare−$3,148
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,749
Monthly take-home$2,791
Every two weeks$1,288

Does it go far here?

$43,068Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
43%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 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan