Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Racine, WI
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI earns $45,560 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,031 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $36,460
- 25th percentile
- $37,900
- Median percentile
- $45,560
- 75th percentile
- $49,920
- 90th percentile
- $59,380
Based on 70 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
$36,373 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $45,560 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,287 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,485 |
| Wisconsin income tax (approx.) | −$2,415 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,031 |
| Every two weeks | $1,399 |
Does it go far here?
$47,478Median pay in Racine, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.0 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,080 a month, Census ACS).
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