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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI earns $51,600 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,454 a month.

10th percentile
$37,590
25th percentile
$47,160
Median percentile
$51,600
75th percentile
$61,630
90th percentile
$64,260

Based on 100 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

$41,448 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,600
Federal income tax−$4,012
Social Security + Medicare−$3,947
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,193
Monthly take-home$3,454
Every two weeks$1,594

Does it go far here?

$54,407Median pay in Kalamazoo, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,093 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kalamazoo, MI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$130,760
Medical and Health Services Managers$102,260
General and Operations Managers$100,160
Project Management Specialists$97,590
Industrial Engineers$97,250
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$90,730
Registered Nurses$88,200
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,190

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