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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $44,820 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,024 a month.

10th percentile
$35,580
25th percentile
$39,410
Median percentile
$44,820
75th percentile
$57,840
90th percentile
$61,100

Based on 170 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

$36,288 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,820
Federal income tax−$3,198
Social Security + Medicare−$3,429
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,905
Monthly take-home$3,024
Every two weeks$1,396

Does it go far here?

$46,909Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

All lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan