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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Appleton, WI

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Appleton, WI earns $26,820 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,856 a month.

10th percentile
$16,640
25th percentile
$19,510
Median percentile
$26,820
75th percentile
$32,850
90th percentile
$39,410

Based on 340 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

$22,275 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,820
Federal income tax−$1,072
Social Security + Medicare−$2,052
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,421
Monthly take-home$1,856
Every two weeks$857

Does it go far here?

$29,020Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

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