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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Bay City, MI

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Bay City, MI earns $59,620 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,963 a month.

10th percentile
$33,280
25th percentile
$51,520
Median percentile
$59,620
75th percentile
$59,620
90th percentile
$59,620

Based on 80 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

$47,551 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,620
Federal income tax−$4,974
Social Security + Medicare−$4,561
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$2,534
Monthly take-home$3,963
Every two weeks$1,829

Does it go far here?

$64,860Median pay in Bay City, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($860 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bay City, MI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$81,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,320
Waiters and Waitresses$40,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,610
Office Clerks, General$38,100
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,100
Retail Salespersons$33,320
Stockers and Order Fillers$33,320

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