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

The median milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $47,510 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,195 a month.

10th percentile
$39,020
25th percentile
$42,220
Median percentile
$47,510
75th percentile
$48,720
90th percentile
$57,400

Based on 150 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

$38,335 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,510
Federal income tax−$3,521
Social Security + Medicare−$3,635
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,019
Monthly take-home$3,195
Every two weeks$1,474

Does it go far here?

$49,725Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
38%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 milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan