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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing salary in Appleton, WI

The median woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing in Appleton, WI earns $43,610 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,909 a month.

10th percentile
$33,470
25th percentile
$37,680
Median percentile
$43,610
75th percentile
$46,460
90th percentile
$51,850

Based on 110 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

$34,909 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,610
Federal income tax−$3,053
Social Security + Medicare−$3,336
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,311
Monthly take-home$2,909
Every two weeks$1,343

Does it go far here?

$47,187Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
36%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 woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin