Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kenosha, WI

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha, WI earns $51,130 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,379 a month.

10th percentile: $40,080
25th percentile: $46,020
Median percentile: $51,130
75th percentile: $57,390
90th percentile: $62,800

Based on 180 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

$40,553 take-home a year

Gross pay	$51,130
Federal income tax	−$3,956
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,911
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,710
Monthly take-home	$3,379
Every two weeks	$1,560

Does it go far here?

$50,565Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

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