Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other Salary — Muskegon, Michigan

The average Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other in Muskegon, Michigan earns $44,310 a year.

$44,310 / year, mean
↓ 10.2% below national average 100th percentile in Michigan

Muskegon sits at the very top of the range for this role in Michigan — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for metal workers and plastic workers, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 7.2%
Cost of living 93 #137 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1688 #77 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $255,271 #133 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,495 #148 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Muskegon ranks #137 for cost of living and #133 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $76,030 Albany $73,650 Corpus Christi $63,590 San Francisco $63,240 Albany $59,410 Indianapolis $59,350 Portland $58,520 Virginia Beach $58,420 San Jose $57,940 San Diego $54,120 Baltimore $54,020 Philadelphia $53,560 Chicago $52,940 Oxnard $51,480 Los Angeles $50,330 Dallas $49,130 Pittsburgh $48,700 Scranton $47,930 Riverside $47,870 Lancaster $47,010 Vallejo $46,560 San Antonio $45,410 Fresno $44,990 Muskegon $44,310 Grand Rapids $43,780 Detroit $43,690 York $43,400 Houston $41,890 Harrisburg $41,380 Jacksonville $41,130 New York $40,680 Midland $40,260 Eugene $39,280 Miami $38,960 El Paso $38,810 Orlando $37,580 Tampa $34,830
CityMean salaryvs. Muskegon
Albany, Oregon$59,410+34.1%
Albany, New York$73,650+66.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$54,020+21.9%
Chicago, Illinois$52,940+19.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$63,590+43.5%
Dallas, Texas$49,130+10.9%
Detroit, Michigan$43,690-1.4%
El Paso, Texas$38,810-12.4%
Eugene, Oregon$39,280-11.4%
Fresno, California$44,990+1.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,780-1.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$41,380-6.6%
Houston, Texas$41,890-5.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$59,350+33.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$41,130-7.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$47,010+6.1%
Los Angeles, California$50,330+13.6%
Miami, Florida$38,960-12.1%
Midland, Texas$40,260-9.1%
New York, New York$40,680-8.2%
Orlando, Florida$37,580-15.2%
Oxnard, California$51,480+16.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$53,560+20.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$48,700+9.9%
Portland, Oregon$58,520+32.1%
Riverside, California$47,870+8.0%
San Antonio, Texas$45,410+2.5%
San Diego, California$54,120+22.1%
San Francisco, California$63,240+42.7%
San Jose, California$57,940+30.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$47,930+8.2%
Seattle, Washington$76,030+71.6%
Tampa, Florida$34,830-21.4%
Vallejo, California$46,560+5.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$58,420+31.8%
York, Pennsylvania$43,400-2.1%
Gross salary
44,310/yr
Estimated take-home
35,761/yr
Est. total withheld
19.3%

Single filer, federal + Michigan state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-4199 SOC code
Official area Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 34740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Norton Shores
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Michigan

Population (metro area)
175,378