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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $49,830 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,342 a month.

10th percentile
$34,140
25th percentile
$43,000
Median percentile
$49,830
75th percentile
$56,910
90th percentile
$61,430

Based on 430 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

$40,101 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,830
Federal income tax−$3,800
Social Security + Medicare−$3,812
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,118
Monthly take-home$3,342
Every two weeks$1,542

Does it go far here?

$52,153Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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