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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Monroe, MI earns $43,680 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,952 a month.

10th percentile
$33,420
25th percentile
$38,030
Median percentile
$43,680
75th percentile
$47,770
90th percentile
$58,600

Based on 90 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

$35,420 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,680
Federal income tax−$3,062
Social Security + Medicare−$3,342
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,856
Monthly take-home$2,952
Every two weeks$1,362

Does it go far here?

$46,721Median pay in Monroe, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,059 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Monroe, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$93,690
Registered Nurses$82,170
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,030
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Office Clerks, General$41,540
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,520
Waiters and Waitresses$38,780
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$36,870

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