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Plant and System Operators, All Other salary in Wisconsin

The median plant and system operators, all other in Wisconsin earns $62,800 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,109 a month.

10th percentile
$49,750
25th percentile
$53,410
Median percentile
$62,800
75th percentile
$74,060
90th percentile
$78,210

Based on 160 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

$49,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,800
Federal income tax−$5,356
Social Security + Medicare−$4,804
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,328
Monthly take-home$4,109
Every two weeks$1,897

Does it go far here?

$66,741Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All plant and system operators, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin