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Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners salary in Michigan

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

10th percentile
$30,450
25th percentile
$43,470
Median percentile
$43,470
75th percentile
$55,270
90th percentile
$67,550

Based on 260 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?

$45,179Median pay in Michigan is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.2 vs 100).
38%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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan