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

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI earns $35,620 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,441 a month.

10th percentile: $34,750
25th percentile: $34,750
Median percentile: $35,620
75th percentile: $44,040
90th percentile: $52,900

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

$29,287 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,620
Federal income tax	−$2,094
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,725
Michigan income tax (approx.)	−$1,514
Monthly take-home	$2,441
Every two weeks	$1,126

Does it go far here?

$38,500Median pay in Muskegon, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.5 vs 100).

42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,028 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Muskegon, MI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$86,200
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,850
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,850
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$55,390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$50,500

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