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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $51,220 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,430 a month.

10th percentile
$39,740
25th percentile
$48,920
Median percentile
$51,220
75th percentile
$59,560
90th percentile
$61,590

Based on 720 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

$41,158 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,220
Federal income tax−$3,966
Social Security + Medicare−$3,918
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,177
Monthly take-home$3,430
Every two weeks$1,583

Does it go far here?

$51,068Median 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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