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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Lansing-East Lansing, MI earns $44,100 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,978 a month.

10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$39,200
Median percentile
$44,100
75th percentile
$48,090
90th percentile
$59,180

Based on 130 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

$35,740 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,100
Federal income tax−$3,112
Social Security + Medicare−$3,374
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,874
Monthly take-home$2,978
Every two weeks$1,375

Does it go far here?

$46,425Median pay in Lansing, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,086 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lansing, MI

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,440
Financial Managers$132,590
Lawyers$128,610
Sales Managers$124,630
General and Operations Managers$119,140
Industrial Production Managers$110,410
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,990

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