Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Wisconsin

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$51,020

Median hourly

$25

Average annual

$53,180

Employed in state

340

The median annual salary for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Wisconsin is $51,020, or about $25 an hour. That is 1% higher than the national median.

Pay in Wisconsin ranges from $37,780 at the 10th percentile to $69,100 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 340 people work as lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Wisconsin

10th$37,780

25th$44,980

Median$51,020

75th$60,440

90th$69,100

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $24.53
Daily: $196
Weekly: $981
Bi-weekly: $1,962
Monthly: $4,252
Annual: $51,020

$51,020 a year is around the 50th percentile for Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Wisconsin. The median is $51,020.

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Wisconsin
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$18.20	$37,780
25th percentile	$21.60	$44,980
Median	$24.50	$51,020
75th percentile	$29.10	$60,440
90th percentile	$33.20	$69,100
Average (mean)	$25.60	$53,180
Employment	340 people

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Wisconsin

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$64,950	130
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,870	80

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