SOC 51-3092 · Kenosha, WI metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for food batchmakers in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $45,100 a year ($21.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,160: half of the 420 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$45,100average per year

$21.69 / hourMedian $45,160Take-home ≈ $37,083

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

420people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 13Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,960 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Kenosha earn between $37,470 and $46,580.

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,100$3,758$21.68
Median$45,160$3,763$21.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,470$3,122$18.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,580$3,882$22.39

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $45,100, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $37,083 a year, or $3,090 a month and $1,426 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 food batchmakers? 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 $45,100 buys what about $44,601 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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Food Batchmakers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 11th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($52,640).

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in Kenosha: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Kenosha?

$21.69 an hour on average, and $21.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Kenosha?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Kenosha?

About $37,083 a year ($3,090 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,100.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Kenosha than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

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 51-3092; area Kenosha, WI (28450). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 4.97, this job is 5.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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