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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood salary in Appleton, WI

The median sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood in Appleton, WI earns $37,920 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,553 a month.

10th percentile
$32,400
25th percentile
$37,180
Median percentile
$37,920
75th percentile
$54,340
90th percentile
$59,580

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

$30,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,920
Federal income tax−$2,370
Social Security + Medicare−$2,901
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,010
Monthly take-home$2,553
Every two weeks$1,178

Does it go far here?

$41,031Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
42%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 sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin