SOC 51-9061 · Kenosha, WI metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Kenosha, WI

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kenosha, Wisconsin is $48,840 a year ($23.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,110: half of the 610 people in this job in the Kenosha, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$48,840average per year

$23.48 / hourMedian $46,110Take-home ≈ $39,903

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

610people in this job
-9%vs U.S. average
#13 of 13Wisconsin metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Kenosha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,350 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kenosha earn between $39,710 and $56,920.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,840$4,070$23.48
Median$46,110$3,842$22.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,710$3,309$19.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,920$4,743$27.37

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

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Kenosha vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Kenosha earn 7% less than the Wisconsin average ($52,580) and 9% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Kenosha$48,840$46,110$37,000$62,350610
Wisconsin$52,580$49,610$37,290$69,27017,670
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Kenosha

On the average salary of $48,840, a single filer in Kenosha takes home about $39,903 a year, or $3,325 a month and $1,535 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? 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 $48,840 buys what about $48,300 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Kenosha ($48,310). A typical home costs $247,800, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Kenosha ranks 13th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($56,310).

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Highest-paying cities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Kenosha: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Kenosha?

$23.48 an hour on average, and $22.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Kenosha?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Kenosha?

About $39,903 a year ($3,325 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,840.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Kenosha than elsewhere?

The average here is 9% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

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 51-9061; area Kenosha, WI (28450). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 2.12, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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