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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Saginaw, MI earns $50,880 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,408 a month.

10th percentile
$34,740
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$50,880
75th percentile
$59,030
90th percentile
$68,740

Based on 30 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

$40,900 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,880
Federal income tax−$3,926
Social Security + Medicare−$3,892
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,162
Monthly take-home$3,408
Every two weeks$1,573

Does it go far here?

$55,979Median pay in Saginaw, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.9 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($947 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Saginaw, MI

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$95,160
General and Operations Managers$81,950
Accountants and Auditors$76,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$73,810
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$66,300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,970
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,910
Machinists$52,360

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