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

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Eau Claire, WI earns $44,030 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,935 a month.

10th percentile: $36,610
25th percentile: $38,980
Median percentile: $44,030
75th percentile: $50,120
90th percentile: $59,660

Based on 60 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

$35,225 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,030
Federal income tax	−$3,104
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,368
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,334
Monthly take-home	$2,935
Every two weeks	$1,355

Does it go far here?

$47,448Median pay in Eau Claire, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).

35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,033 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Eau Claire, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,330
Registered Nurses	$93,410
Accountants and Auditors	$76,380
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$69,680
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,980
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,990
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,340
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,320

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