Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary — Detroit, Michigan

The average Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Detroit, Michigan earns $52,820 a year.

$52,820 / year, mean
↑ 1.2% above national average 67th percentile in Michigan

Detroit sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Michigan — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Michigan

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
650
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.2%
Cost of living 100 #56 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 $269,080 #124 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $75,123 #70 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Detroit ranks #56 for cost of living and #124 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 $72,030 Albany $65,720 Beaumont $65,670 San Francisco $63,840 Portland $62,830 San Diego $60,320 Peoria $56,990 Pittsburgh $55,060 Reading $54,870 Muskegon $54,750 York $54,640 Indianapolis $54,140 Monroe $54,110 Dallas $53,850 Virginia Beach $53,840 Philadelphia $53,640 Detroit $52,820 Richmond $52,640 New York $52,590 Los Angeles $52,540 Rochester $51,530 Saginaw $51,010 Louisville $50,980 Riverside $50,740 Miami $49,720 Allentown $49,300 Grand Rapids $49,300 Buffalo $48,980 South Bend $48,970 Lansing $48,700 Erie $48,350 Chicago $47,550 Houston $46,830 Rockford $44,600 Fort Wayne $43,950 San Antonio $41,230 Columbus $40,090
CityMean salaryvs. Detroit
Albany, Oregon$65,720+24.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$49,300-6.7%
Beaumont, Texas$65,670+24.3%
Buffalo, New York$48,980-7.3%
Chicago, Illinois$47,550-10.0%
Columbus, Indiana$40,090-24.1%
Dallas, Texas$53,850+2.0%
Erie, Pennsylvania$48,350-8.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,950-16.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$49,300-6.7%
Houston, Texas$46,830-11.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$54,140+2.5%
Lansing, Michigan$48,700-7.8%
Los Angeles, California$52,540-0.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$50,980-3.5%
Miami, Florida$49,720-5.9%
Monroe, Michigan$54,110+2.4%
Muskegon, Michigan$54,750+3.7%
New York, New York$52,590-0.4%
Peoria, Illinois$56,990+7.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$53,640+1.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$55,060+4.2%
Portland, Oregon$62,830+19.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$54,870+3.9%
Richmond, Virginia$52,640-0.3%
Riverside, California$50,740-3.9%
Rochester, New York$51,530-2.4%
Rockford, Illinois$44,600-15.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$51,010-3.4%
San Antonio, Texas$41,230-21.9%
San Diego, California$60,320+14.2%
San Francisco, California$63,840+20.9%
Seattle, Washington$72,030+36.4%
South Bend, Indiana$48,970-7.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$53,840+1.9%
York, Pennsylvania$54,640+3.4%
Gross salary
52,820/yr
Estimated take-home
41,494/yr
Est. total withheld
21.4%

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 51-4191 SOC code
Official area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 19820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: mi_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
WarrenDearborn
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)
4,367,620