Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kenosha, WI

The median plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha, WI earns $28,990 a year, 34% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,995 a month.

10th percentile: $28,990
25th percentile: $28,990
Median percentile: $28,990
75th percentile: $46,560
90th percentile: $59,890

Based on 80 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

$23,937 take-home a year

Gross pay	$28,990
Federal income tax	−$1,299
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,218
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)	−$1,536
Monthly take-home	$1,995
Every two weeks	$921

Does it go far here?

$28,669Median pay in Kenosha, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).

61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,219 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Kenosha, WI

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$106,310
Registered Nurses	$83,110
Accountants and Auditors	$78,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$77,390
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$75,580
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$72,500
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$70,470
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,610

All plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin