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

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, WI earns $49,890 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,302 a month.

10th percentile: $39,350
25th percentile: $45,560
Median percentile: $49,890
75th percentile: $56,770
90th percentile: $66,270

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

$39,622 take-home a year

Gross pay	$49,890
Federal income tax	−$3,807
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,817
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$2,644
Monthly take-home	$3,302
Every two weeks	$1,524

Does it go far here?

$53,847Median pay in Wausau, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).

30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($999 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wausau, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,550
Registered Nurses	$89,190
Accountants and Auditors	$77,680
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$73,790
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$64,100
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$64,040
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,520

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