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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $59,750 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,971 a month.

10th percentile
$33,230
25th percentile
$41,160
Median percentile
$59,750
75th percentile
$59,750
90th percentile
$59,750

Based on 460 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

$47,650 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,750
Federal income tax−$4,990
Social Security + Medicare−$4,571
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,539
Monthly take-home$3,971
Every two weeks$1,833

Does it go far here?

$64,581Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$55,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,500

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