Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wausau, Wisconsin

The annual salary statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wausau, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,580
25th Percentile Wage
$33,950
50th Percentile Wage
$40,380
75th Percentile Wage
$45,700
90th Percentile Wage
$49,120

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,580.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$40,380
2.43% 2.43%
2012
$39,400
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Table 2. Compare Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wausau with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,380 in Wausau is in the middle of salary range for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madison.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$49,780
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$48,520
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$47,510
Oshkosh-Neenah
$46,810
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$46,590
Appleton
$43,690
Green Bay
$42,230
Eau Claire
$40,680
Wausau
$40,380
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$38,630
Lake County-Kenosha County
$38,460
Racine
$37,420
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$35,600
Madison
$30,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin.