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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $45,980 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,057 a month.

10th percentile
$34,580
25th percentile
$37,460
Median percentile
$45,980
75th percentile
$49,400
90th percentile
$55,980

Based on 2,190 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

$36,688 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,980
Federal income tax−$3,338
Social Security + Medicare−$3,517
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,437
Monthly take-home$3,057
Every two weeks$1,411

Does it go far here?

$47,433Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
37%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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