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

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, WI earns $48,660 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,225 a month.

10th percentile
$39,750
25th percentile
$45,550
Median percentile
$48,660
75th percentile
$57,000
90th percentile
$57,570

Based on 60 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

$38,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,660
Federal income tax−$3,659
Social Security + Medicare−$3,722
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,579
Monthly take-home$3,225
Every two weeks$1,488

Does it go far here?

$52,520Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($999 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wausau, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,550
Registered Nurses$89,190
Accountants and Auditors$77,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,520

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