SOC 51-3092 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Food Batchmakers make in Sheboygan, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Sheboygan, WI is $51,490. The 10th percentile is $47,700 and the 90th percentile is $58,330. Employment is 1,910.

Median annual wage

$51,490

10th percentile
$47,700
25th percentile
$50,160
Median
$51,490
75th percentile
$58,230
90th percentile
$58,330
Mean
$52,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $47,700 and the 90th percentile is $58,330. The difference is $10,630, which is 20.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,160 to the 75th at $58,230, covers $8,070.

The mean annual wage is $52,640, which sits above the median of $51,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sheboygan, WI median is 21.8% higher than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,768, which is 29.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $48,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sheboygan, WI is 94.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $54,768 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Sheboygan, WI ranks 4th of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $48,880 and employment of 220. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,337, against $54,768 here.
  • Appleton, WI is 50 miles away, with a median of $49,390 and employment of 1,420. That median is 4.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,441, against $54,768 here.
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 52 miles away, with a median of $47,890 and employment of 120. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,534, against $54,768 here.

Employment share

Food Batchmakers accounts for 3.2% of wage-and-salary employment in Sheboygan, WI (1,910 of 60,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 28.07 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Sheboygan, WI · Food Batchmakers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Food Batchmakers make in Sheboygan, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Sheboygan, WI is $51,490. The 10th percentile is $47,700 and the 90th percentile is $58,330. Employment is 1,910.

How does that compare with the national median for Food Batchmakers?

The local median is 21.8% higher than the national median of $42,290.

What is Food Batchmakers pay in Sheboygan, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sheboygan, WI is 94.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $51,490 is $54,768. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sheboygan, WI compare with nearby metros for Food Batchmakers?

Fond du Lac, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $48,880. Sheboygan, WI ranks 4th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.