SOC 51-4081 · Kenosha, WI metro

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $44,970 a year ($21.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $41,240: half of the 40 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

$44,970average per year

$21.62 / hourMedian $41,240Take-home ≈ $36,985

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,120 or more. The middle half of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha earn between $38,440 and $48,930.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,970$3,748$21.62
Median$41,240$3,437$19.83
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,440$3,203$18.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,930$4,078$23.52

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Kenosha vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Kenosha earn 14% less than the Wisconsin average ($52,330) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($50,030). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $47,180.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kenosha$44,970$41,240$38,110$58,12040
Wisconsin$52,330$47,700$38,370$71,9003,570
United States$50,030$47,180$35,780$74,450124,590

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $44,970, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $36,985 a year, or $3,082 a month and $1,422 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 Kenosha a good place for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Kenosha area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.1), so the average $44,970 buys what about $44,473 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 9th of 10 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Milwaukee pays the most ($57,660).

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Dallas, TX pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($67,500).

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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Kenosha: questions

How much do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make an hour in Kenosha?

$21.62 an hour on average, and $19.83 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Kenosha?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,110 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic take-home pay in Kenosha?

About $36,985 a year ($3,082 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,970.

Do multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn more in Kenosha than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,030).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-4081; area Kenosha, WI (28450). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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