Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Wisconsin
The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wisconsin earns $47,330 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,142 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $37,030
- 25th percentile
- $41,190
- Median percentile
- $47,330
- 75th percentile
- $55,430
- 90th percentile
- $60,540
Based on 3,570 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
$37,701 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $47,330 |
| Federal income tax | −$3,500 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$3,621 |
| Wisconsin income tax (approx.) | −$2,508 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,142 |
| Every two weeks | $1,450 |
Does it go far here?
$50,300Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).
Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin
| Job | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | $443,990 |
| Surgeons, All Other | $416,000 |
| Radiologists | $392,610 |
| Physicians, All Other | $391,740 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | $367,160 |
| Psychiatrists | $331,070 |
| Family Medicine Physicians | $290,640 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $273,170 |
All grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin