First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in Appleton, WI

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,190 or more. The middle half of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Appleton earn between $62,740 and $85,920.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Appleton vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

First-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Appleton earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($75,510) and about the same as the U.S. average ($76,600). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $74,450.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $77,640, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $60,350 a year, or $5,029 a month and $2,321 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Appleton a good place for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $77,640 buys what about $84,009 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 3rd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($80,260).

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Norwich, CT pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,590).

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