How much do Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make in Fond du Lac, WI?

Percentile spread

For Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $17,840 and the 90th percentile is $49,500. The difference is $31,660, which is 103.1% 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 $23,070 to the 75th at $36,460, covers $13,390.

The mean annual wage is $33,850, which sits above the median of $30,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fond du Lac, WI median is 20.7% lower than the national median of $38,760 for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,521, which is 13.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.5% lower than the Wisconsin median of $39,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fond du Lac, WI is 91.643, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders at $33,521 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Fond du Lac, WI ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 66 miles away, with a median of $39,630 and employment of 40. That median is 29% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,882, against $33,521 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 142 miles away, with a median of $38,600 and employment of 200. That median is 25.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,260, against $33,521 here.