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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Detroit, MI

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $56,970 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,795 a month.

10th percentile
$40,290
25th percentile
$47,120
Median percentile
$56,970
75th percentile
$65,730
90th percentile
$72,860

Based on 230 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

$45,534 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,970
Federal income tax−$4,656
Social Security + Medicare−$4,358
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,421
Monthly take-home$3,795
Every two weeks$1,751

Does it go far here?

$56,801Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

All milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan