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Actors salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median actors in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $17,701 a year, 71% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,271 a month.

10th percentile
$17,701
25th percentile
$17,701
Median percentile
$17,701
75th percentile
$23,712
90th percentile
$56,222

Based on 110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$15,249 take-home a year
Gross pay$17,701
Federal income tax−$160
Social Security + Medicare−$1,354
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$938
Monthly take-home$1,271
Every two weeks$586

Does it go far here?

$18,260Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
90%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin