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

The median cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wisconsin earns $49,270 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,263 a month.

10th percentile
$38,290
25th percentile
$43,930
Median percentile
$49,270
75th percentile
$58,560
90th percentile
$62,580

Based on 7,960 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

$39,157 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,270
Federal income tax−$3,732
Social Security + Medicare−$3,769
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,611
Monthly take-home$3,263
Every two weeks$1,506

Does it go far here?

$52,362Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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