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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $43,390 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,895 a month.

10th percentile
$34,630
25th percentile
$35,540
Median percentile
$43,390
75th percentile
$48,050
90th percentile
$60,210

Based on 2,280 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

$34,744 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,390
Federal income tax−$3,027
Social Security + Medicare−$3,319
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,300
Monthly take-home$2,895
Every two weeks$1,336

Does it go far here?

$44,761Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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