Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Madison, WI

Sewing Machine Operators pay range in Madison

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,700 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,080 or more. The middle half of sewing machine operators in Madison earn between $35,850 and $45,710.

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

Sewing Machine Operators salary after taxes in Madison

On the average salary of $41,160, a single filer in Madison takes home about $34,111 a year, or $2,843 a month and $1,312 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Madison a good place for sewing machine operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Madison area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.3), so the average $41,160 buys what about $42,308 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Madison ($58,080). A typical home costs $452,769, or 11.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sewing Machine Operators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Madison ranks 2nd of 9 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Appleton pays the most ($51,830).

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Highest-paying cities for sewing machine operators

Appleton, WI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,830).

Sewing Machine Operators salary by city

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