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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $37,760 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,576 a month.

10th percentile
$35,420
25th percentile
$36,690
Median percentile
$37,760
75th percentile
$46,260
90th percentile
$58,400

Based on 3,150 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

$30,915 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,760
Federal income tax−$2,351
Social Security + Medicare−$2,889
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,605
Monthly take-home$2,576
Every two weeks$1,189

Does it go far here?

$39,520Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
47%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan