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Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Jackson, MI

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Jackson, MI earns $41,190 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,794 a month.

10th percentile
$32,980
25th percentile
$34,860
Median percentile
$41,190
75th percentile
$52,350
90th percentile
$52,350

Based on 80 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

$33,526 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,190
Federal income tax−$2,763
Social Security + Medicare−$3,151
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$2,794
Every two weeks$1,289

Does it go far here?

$44,880Median pay in Jackson, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($985 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Jackson, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,950
Accountants and Auditors$81,470
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,090
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$63,770
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,080
Machinists$49,840
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,690
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,020

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