SALARY · MACHINISTS · WISCONSIN

Machinists salary in Wisconsin

Averages can hide a lot. Medians hide less. That is why this page leads with the median for machinists in Wisconsin: $59,110 a year. The mean is listed too, so you can see when a small group of high earners pulls the average upward.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$59,110

$28 per hour at the median · That is $360 (0.6 percent) above the national median of $58,750 for this occupation.

$57,860Mean annual salary
$28Mean hourly wage
$12,700People employed in this job in Wisconsin

Salary range

25th: $48,430Median: $59,11075th: $63,350
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$48,430
Median (50th percentile)$59,110
75th percentile$63,350
Mean$57,860

The middle half of workers earned from $48,430 to $63,350 a year. Do not read the percentile range as good versus bad jobs. It mostly reflects experience, hours, employer type and local demand. A new starter near the 25th percentile and a veteran near the 75th can both be fairly paid for their stage.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$47,649 a year
$3,971 a month
Federal tax $4,913 · FICA $4,522 · State tax $2,026
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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