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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Madison, WI earns $45,980 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,057 a month.

10th percentile
$39,250
25th percentile
$42,200
Median percentile
$45,980
75th percentile
$56,900
90th percentile
$64,390

Based on 510 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

$36,688 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,980
Federal income tax−$3,338
Social Security + Medicare−$3,517
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,437
Monthly take-home$3,057
Every two weeks$1,411

Does it go far here?

$47,262Median pay in Madison, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Madison, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$301,940
Chief Executives$217,010
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Pharmacists$158,120
Financial Managers$148,970
Sales Managers$146,380
Human Resources Managers$140,680

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