Salary guide, May 2025

Production Team Lead pay in Appleton, WI

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Appleton, WI was $77,240 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $62,740 and $85,920.

The Appleton, WI median is $2,790 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about appleton, WI?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Appleton, WI: median $77,240; published 25th to 75th percentile $62,740 to $85,920.

Annual wage percentiles, Appleton, WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$55,160	$62,740	$77,240	$85,920	$102,190

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Appleton, WI: median $37.14; published 25th to 75th percentile $30.17 to $41.31.

Hourly wage percentiles, Appleton, WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.52	$30.17	$37.14	$41.31	$49.13

BLS estimated 1,240 workers employed in this occupation in Appleton, WI. Location quotient: 2.3.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Production Team Lead median is $77,240. The all-occupations median in Appleton, WI is $49,910. Ratio: 1.55 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 2.3 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Production Team Lead in Appleton, WI, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$62,310	$74,820	$81,590
May 2025	$62,740	$77,240	$85,920

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Appleton, WI. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Production Team Lead
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$76,160	$61,040 to $83,100
Green Bay, WI	$76,350	$61,300 to $85,220

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