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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MI earns $46,730 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,145 a month.

10th percentile
$37,150
25th percentile
$38,710
Median percentile
$46,730
75th percentile
$50,680
90th percentile
$58,580

Based on 200 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

$37,742 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,730
Federal income tax−$3,428
Social Security + Medicare−$3,575
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,986
Monthly take-home$3,145
Every two weeks$1,452

Does it go far here?

$50,916Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

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