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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $43,470 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,938 a month.

10th percentile
$35,900
25th percentile
$43,470
Median percentile
$43,470
75th percentile
$49,920
90th percentile
$55,270

Based on 150 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

$35,261 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,470
Federal income tax−$3,036
Social Security + Medicare−$3,325
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,847
Monthly take-home$2,938
Every two weeks$1,356

Does it go far here?

$45,496Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
41%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

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