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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Michigan earns $49,480 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,320 a month.

10th percentile
$34,020
25th percentile
$39,840
Median percentile
$49,480
75th percentile
$56,860
90th percentile
$64,740

Based on 2,230 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

$39,834 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,480
Federal income tax−$3,758
Social Security + Medicare−$3,785
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,103
Monthly take-home$3,320
Every two weeks$1,532

Does it go far here?

$51,425Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
34%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan