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

The median extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wisconsin earns $46,370 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,082 a month.

10th percentile
$38,520
25th percentile
$40,140
Median percentile
$46,370
75th percentile
$46,900
90th percentile
$58,480

Based on 1,730 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

$36,981 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,370
Federal income tax−$3,384
Social Security + Medicare−$3,547
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,458
Monthly take-home$3,082
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$49,280Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
35%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 extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin