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

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MI earns $38,800 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,642 a month.

10th percentile
$34,790
25th percentile
$38,800
Median percentile
$38,800
75th percentile
$44,150
90th percentile
$49,650

Based on 110 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

$31,707 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,800
Federal income tax−$2,476
Social Security + Medicare−$2,968
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,649
Monthly take-home$2,642
Every two weeks$1,219

Does it go far here?

$42,275Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

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