SOC 51-9023 · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Oshkosh, WI

The average salary for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oshkosh, Wisconsin is $59,140 a year ($28.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,870: half of the 160 people in this job in the Oshkosh-Neenah, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

$59,140average per year

$28.43 / hourMedian $57,870Take-home ≈ $47,672

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $72K90th

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

160people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#3 of 11Wisconsin metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay range in Oshkosh

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,090 or more. The middle half of mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oshkosh earn between $52,290 and $66,300.

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $72K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,140$4,928$28.43
Median$57,870$4,822$27.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,290$4,358$25.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,300$5,525$31.88

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Oshkosh vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Oshkosh earn 7% more than the Wisconsin average ($55,120) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($52,090). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $48,990.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Oshkosh$59,140$57,870$45,140$72,090160
Wisconsin$55,120$52,200$39,900$74,3203,380
United States$52,090$48,990$36,790$70,20094,920

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

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary after taxes in Oshkosh

On the average salary of $59,140, a single filer in Oshkosh takes home about $47,672 a year, or $3,973 a month and $1,834 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 Oshkosh a good place for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Oshkosh area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $59,140 buys what about $63,640 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Oshkosh ($54,060). A typical home costs $304,543, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in other Wisconsin cities

Oshkosh ranks 3rd of 11 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Wausau pays the most ($66,430).

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Sacramento, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($75,880).

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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Oshkosh: questions

How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make an hour in Oshkosh?

$28.43 an hour on average, and $27.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salary in Oshkosh?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,290, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders take-home pay in Oshkosh?

About $47,672 a year ($3,973 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,140.

Do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn more in Oshkosh than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($52,090).

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 51-9023; area Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (36780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • 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: Zillow Home Value Index. 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 2.79, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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