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

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Traverse City, MI earns $46,870 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,154 a month.

10th percentile
$33,260
25th percentile
$38,610
Median percentile
$46,870
75th percentile
$50,970
90th percentile
$61,200

Based on 120 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

$37,848 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,870
Federal income tax−$3,444
Social Security + Medicare−$3,586
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,992
Monthly take-home$3,154
Every two weeks$1,456

Does it go far here?

$50,197Median pay in Traverse City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.4 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,225 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Traverse City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$84,300
Registered Nurses$83,690
Accountants and Auditors$74,820
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,760
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,700
Construction Laborers$48,400
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,850
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,550

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