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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Battle Creek, MI

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Battle Creek, MI earns $57,810 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,848 a month.

10th percentile
$46,220
25th percentile
$50,690
Median percentile
$57,810
75th percentile
$62,460
90th percentile
$62,460

Based on 40 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

$46,173 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,810
Federal income tax−$4,757
Social Security + Medicare−$4,422
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,457
Monthly take-home$3,848
Every two weeks$1,776

Does it go far here?

$63,850Median pay in Battle Creek, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.5 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($968 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Battle Creek, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$97,950
Registered Nurses$97,520
Management Analysts$91,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,320
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,130
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$67,690
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,090
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,160

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