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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Traverse City, MI

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Traverse City, MI earns $38,070 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,596 a month.

10th percentile
$37,320
25th percentile
$38,070
Median percentile
$38,070
75th percentile
$48,180
90th percentile
$56,680

Based on 60 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

$31,151 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,070
Federal income tax−$2,388
Social Security + Medicare−$2,912
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,618
Monthly take-home$2,596
Every two weeks$1,198

Does it go far here?

$40,772Median pay in Traverse City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,225 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,300
Registered Nurses$83,690
Accountants and Auditors$74,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,700
Construction Laborers$48,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,550

All molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan