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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN earns $38,290 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,576 a month.

10th percentile
$38,290
25th percentile
$38,290
Median percentile
$38,290
75th percentile
$50,390
90th percentile
$58,830

Based on 190 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

$30,917 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,290
Federal income tax−$2,415
Social Security + Medicare−$2,929
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,029
Monthly take-home$2,576
Every two weeks$1,189

Does it go far here?

$41,724Median pay in La Crosse, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.8 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in La Crosse, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$102,670
Registered Nurses$98,370
Accountants and Auditors$76,680
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,420
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,740
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,110
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,690

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