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Art Directors salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median art directors in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $91,260 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,683 a month.

10th percentile
$62,770
25th percentile
$72,890
Median percentile
$91,260
75th percentile
$114,550
90th percentile
$125,900

Based on 260 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

$68,195 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,260
Federal income tax−$11,247
Social Security + Medicare−$6,981
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,837
Monthly take-home$5,683
Every two weeks$2,623

Does it go far here?

$94,144Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
20%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 art directors salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin