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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Detroit, MI

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $48,630 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,266 a month.

10th percentile
$38,140
25th percentile
$39,840
Median percentile
$48,630
75th percentile
$58,040
90th percentile
$70,470

Based on 570 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

$39,187 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,630
Federal income tax−$3,656
Social Security + Medicare−$3,720
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,067
Monthly take-home$3,266
Every two weeks$1,507

Does it go far here?

$48,486Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
37%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

All separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan