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

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Madison, WI earns $47,220 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,135 a month.

10th percentile
$37,850
25th percentile
$44,060
Median percentile
$47,220
75th percentile
$49,970
90th percentile
$59,240

Based on 310 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

$37,619 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,220
Federal income tax−$3,486
Social Security + Medicare−$3,612
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,503
Monthly take-home$3,135
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$48,537Median pay in Madison, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,354 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Madison, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$301,940
Chief Executives$217,010
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,900
Architectural and Engineering Managers$160,700
Pharmacists$158,120
Financial Managers$148,970
Sales Managers$146,380
Human Resources Managers$140,680

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