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

The annual salary statistics of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of multiple 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 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wausau, Wisconsin

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,350
25th Percentile Wage
$40,960
50th Percentile Wage
$47,960
75th Percentile Wage
$50,890
90th Percentile Wage
$61,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for multiple 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 $61,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,960
31.82% 31.30%
2019
$32,700
-35.23% -
2018
$44,220
0.50% -
2017
$44,000
3.09% -
2016
$42,640
16.25% -
2015
$35,710
9.21% -
2014
$32,420
-1.08% -
2013
$32,770
-0.55% -
2012
$32,950
- -

Table 2. Compare Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wausau with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,960, Wausau is the highest paying city for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Wisconsin, followed by Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary $46,770). In comparison, the median annual salary of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Wausau is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Wausau
$47,960
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$46,770
Duluth
$45,180
Green Bay
$44,880
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$44,420
Madison
$43,990
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$43,410
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$40,680
Racine
$39,460
Appleton
$39,410
Oshkosh-Neenah
$38,950
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$37,910
Sheboygan
$37,000
Fond du Lac
$36,220
Janesville
$36,090
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$35,580
Eau Claire
$35,300
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$34,860
Lake County-Kenosha County
$34,130
La Crosse
$25,910

See also: Top paying jobs in Wausau, Wisconsin.