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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Eau Claire, WI

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Eau Claire, WI earns $49,010 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,247 a month.

10th percentile
$39,990
25th percentile
$45,100
Median percentile
$49,010
75th percentile
$58,700
90th percentile
$62,900

Based on 120 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

$38,962 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,010
Federal income tax−$3,701
Social Security + Medicare−$3,749
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,598
Monthly take-home$3,247
Every two weeks$1,499

Does it go far here?

$52,815Median pay in Eau Claire, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Eau Claire, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$103,330
Registered Nurses$93,410
Accountants and Auditors$76,380
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,680
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,990
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,340
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,320

All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin