Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand Salary in Madison, WI

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,450 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,400 or more. The middle half of grinding and polishing workers, hand in Madison earn between $39,920 and $56,400.

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

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay in Madison vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Grinding and polishing workers, hand in Madison earn 7% more than the Wisconsin average ($47,090) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($45,020). At the median the gap is +32% against the U.S. median of $42,660.

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

Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $50,300, a single filer in Madison takes home about $41,005 a year, or $3,417 a month and $1,577 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 Madison a good place for grinding and polishing workers, hand? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $50,300 buys what about $51,703 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 1st of 2 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Virginia Beach, VA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,910).

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