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Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $48,040 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,186 a month.

10th percentile
$36,940
25th percentile
$39,060
Median percentile
$48,040
75th percentile
$54,700
90th percentile
$58,710

Based on 280 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,040
Federal income tax−$3,585
Social Security + Medicare−$3,675
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,546
Monthly take-home$3,186
Every two weeks$1,471

Does it go far here?

$49,558Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

All cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin