SOC 51-4081 · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Muskegon, MI

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon, Michigan is $45,410 a year ($21.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,390: half of the 50 people in this job in the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$45,410average per year

$21.83 / hourMedian $45,390Take-home ≈ $36,587

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#9 of 12Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Muskegon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $57,920 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon earn between $38,240 and $51,120.

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,410$3,784$21.83
Median$45,390$3,782$21.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,240$3,187$18.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,120$4,260$24.58

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Muskegon vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Muskegon earn 11% less than the Michigan average ($50,910) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Muskegon$45,410$45,390$35,290$57,92050
Michigan$50,910$45,920$36,040$78,2909,350
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Muskegon

On the average salary of $45,410, a single filer in Muskegon takes home about $36,587 a year, or $3,049 a month and $1,407 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Muskegon's local income tax (1%).

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Is Muskegon a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Muskegon area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $45,410 buys what about $49,082 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Muskegon ($46,060). A typical home costs $255,271, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Michigan cities

Muskegon ranks 9th of 12 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($61,020).

All Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salaries in Michigan

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Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Muskegon: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Muskegon?

$21.83 an hour on average, and $21.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Muskegon?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Muskegon?

About $36,587 a year ($3,049 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,410. Includes Muskegon's local income tax (1%).

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Muskegon than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081; area Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (34740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Muskegon's local income tax (1%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.09, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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