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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Appleton, WI

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Appleton, WI earns $49,990 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,308 a month.

10th percentile
$36,510
25th percentile
$43,740
Median percentile
$49,990
75th percentile
$56,340
90th percentile
$57,980

Based on 110 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

$39,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,990
Federal income tax−$3,819
Social Security + Medicare−$3,824
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,649
Monthly take-home$3,308
Every two weeks$1,527

Does it go far here?

$54,091Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

All multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin