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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Appleton, WI

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Appleton, WI earns $61,960 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,057 a month.

10th percentile
$44,770
25th percentile
$50,650
Median percentile
$61,960
75th percentile
$64,990
90th percentile
$64,990

Based on 250 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

$48,681 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,960
Federal income tax−$5,255
Social Security + Medicare−$4,740
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,284
Monthly take-home$4,057
Every two weeks$1,872

Does it go far here?

$67,042Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
26%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

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin