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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Niles, MI earns $48,250 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,242 a month.

10th percentile
$38,640
25th percentile
$45,090
Median percentile
$48,250
75th percentile
$56,010
90th percentile
$58,750

Based on 50 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

$38,898 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,250
Federal income tax−$3,610
Social Security + Medicare−$3,691
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,051
Monthly take-home$3,242
Every two weeks$1,496

Does it go far here?

$52,236Median pay in Niles, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($942 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Niles, MI

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,320
General and Operations Managers$85,850
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,760
Machinists$50,430
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,780
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,070
Bus Drivers, School$47,210
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$44,440

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