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Salary · Michigan · BLS OEWS May 2024

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Michigan

In Michigan, milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $46,280 per year.

Median (Michigan)
$46,280
Bottom 10%
$37,170
Top 10%
$65,090
Employed in Michigan
1,370

How Michigan compares

Refit analysis ·In Michigan, milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $46,280 — 4% below the national median of $48,310. Locally the range runs $37,170 to $65,090. About 1,370 people hold this role in the state.
Refit analysis ·Michigan ranks #27 of 38 states for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay — roughly the 30th percentile among states. That trails the top-paying state (Washington, $83,240) by 80%. State employment of about 1,370 also shapes how competitive local openings are.

National benchmark

US median
$48,310
US bottom 10%
$36,810
US top 10%
$75,000

Skills that move pay in this role

  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning

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