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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $40,000 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,683 a month.

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$38,760
Median percentile
$40,000
75th percentile
$44,170
90th percentile
$57,980

Based on 240 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

$32,200 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,000
Federal income tax−$2,620
Social Security + Medicare−$3,060
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,120
Monthly take-home$2,683
Every two weeks$1,238

Does it go far here?

$41,264Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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