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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Fond du Lac, WI

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fond du Lac, WI earns $45,850 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,049 a month.

10th percentile
$38,530
25th percentile
$41,940
Median percentile
$45,850
75th percentile
$53,660
90th percentile
$61,330

Based on 40 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

$36,590 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,850
Federal income tax−$3,322
Social Security + Medicare−$3,508
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,430
Monthly take-home$3,049
Every two weeks$1,407

Does it go far here?

$50,031Median pay in Fond du Lac, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($960 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fond du Lac, WI

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$114,410
Registered Nurses$93,890
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$69,140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,730
Machinists$57,700
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$51,200
Customer Service Representatives$47,500

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