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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Detroit, MI

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $51,210 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,429 a month.

10th percentile
$37,760
25th percentile
$40,330
Median percentile
$51,210
75th percentile
$78,290
90th percentile
$78,350

Based on 4,310 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

$41,151 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,210
Federal income tax−$3,965
Social Security + Medicare−$3,918
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,176
Monthly take-home$3,429
Every two weeks$1,583

Does it go far here?

$51,058Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
35%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

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