SOC 51-4081 · Saginaw, MI metro

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

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Saginaw, Michigan is $55,420 a year ($26.65 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,610: half of the 130 people in this job in the Saginaw, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$55,420average per year

$26.65 / hourMedian $65,610Take-home ≈ $43,857

  • $35K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $66K90th

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

130people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#3 of 12Michigan metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Saginaw

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,610 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Saginaw earn between $42,010 and $65,610.

  • $35K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $66K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,420$4,618$26.64
Median$65,610$5,468$31.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,010$3,501$20.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,610$5,468$31.54

*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 Saginaw vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Saginaw earn 9% more than the Michigan average ($50,910) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is +39% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Saginaw$55,420$65,610$35,400$65,610130
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 Saginaw

On the average salary of $55,420, a single filer in Saginaw takes home about $43,857 a year, or $3,655 a month and $1,687 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).

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

Prices in the Saginaw area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.9), so the average $55,420 buys what about $60,974 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Saginaw ($46,200). A typical home costs $173,341, or 3.1 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

Saginaw ranks 3rd of 12 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($61,020).

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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 Saginaw: questions

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

$26.65 an hour on average, and $31.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,857 a year ($3,655 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,420. Includes Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).

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

The average here is 11% more 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 Saginaw, MI (40980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • 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 Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.06, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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