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

The median food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $49,090 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,252 a month.

10th percentile
$38,120
25th percentile
$38,120
Median percentile
$49,090
75th percentile
$55,660
90th percentile
$56,910

Based on 80 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

$39,022 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,090
Federal income tax−$3,711
Social Security + Medicare−$3,755
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,602
Monthly take-home$3,252
Every two weeks$1,501

Does it go far here?

$50,641Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
35%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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