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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Appleton, WI

The median paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Appleton, WI earns $59,550 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,906 a month.

10th percentile
$44,080
25th percentile
$46,900
Median percentile
$59,550
75th percentile
$63,350
90th percentile
$78,100

Based on 710 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

$46,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,550
Federal income tax−$4,966
Social Security + Medicare−$4,556
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,156
Monthly take-home$3,906
Every two weeks$1,803

Does it go far here?

$64,435Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
27%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 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin