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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Appleton, WI

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Appleton, WI earns $55,400 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,646 a month.

10th percentile
$50,750
25th percentile
$50,750
Median percentile
$55,400
75th percentile
$60,420
90th percentile
$60,740

Based on 70 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

$43,758 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,400
Federal income tax−$4,468
Social Security + Medicare−$4,238
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,936
Monthly take-home$3,646
Every two weeks$1,683

Does it go far here?

$59,944Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
29%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 food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin