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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Fond du Lac, WI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fond du Lac, WI earns $51,780 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,420 a month.

10th percentile
$36,520
25th percentile
$40,830
Median percentile
$51,780
75th percentile
$58,840
90th percentile
$58,840

Based on 250 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

$41,041 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,780
Federal income tax−$4,034
Social Security + Medicare−$3,961
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,744
Monthly take-home$3,420
Every two weeks$1,578

Does it go far here?

$56,502Median pay in Fond du Lac, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($960 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fond du Lac, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$114,410
Registered Nurses$93,890
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,730
Machinists$57,700
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$51,200
Customer Service Representatives$47,500

All cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin