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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Michigan

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Michigan earns $40,260 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,735 a month.

10th percentile
$34,920
25th percentile
$37,170
Median percentile
$40,260
75th percentile
$47,090
90th percentile
$50,550

Based on 1,510 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

$32,818 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,260
Federal income tax−$2,651
Social Security + Medicare−$3,080
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,711
Monthly take-home$2,735
Every two weeks$1,262

Does it go far here?

$41,843Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,129 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Michigan

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$417,760
Psychiatrists$291,850
Chief Executives$255,560
Nurse Anesthetists$247,010
Family Medicine Physicians$214,070
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,650
Pediatricians, General$204,690
Dentists, General$169,930

All sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan