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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Appleton, WI

The median food cooking machine operators and tenders in Appleton, WI earns $47,920 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,179 a month.

10th percentile
$40,590
25th percentile
$40,710
Median percentile
$47,920
75th percentile
$52,510
90th percentile
$61,600

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

$38,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,920
Federal income tax−$3,570
Social Security + Medicare−$3,666
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,540
Monthly take-home$3,179
Every two weeks$1,467

Does it go far here?

$51,851Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
33%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

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