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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Lansing, MI

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Lansing-East Lansing, MI earns $47,110 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,169 a month.

10th percentile
$37,250
25th percentile
$39,750
Median percentile
$47,110
75th percentile
$48,830
90th percentile
$59,360

Based on 60 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

$38,031 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,110
Federal income tax−$3,473
Social Security + Medicare−$3,604
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,002
Monthly take-home$3,169
Every two weeks$1,463

Does it go far here?

$49,594Median pay in Lansing, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,086 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lansing, MI

JobMedian pay
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$139,470
Computer and Information Systems Managers$134,440
Financial Managers$132,590
Lawyers$128,610
Sales Managers$124,630
General and Operations Managers$119,140
Industrial Production Managers$110,410
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,990

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