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Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median camera operators, television, video, and film in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $52,920 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,491 a month.

10th percentile
$40,140
25th percentile
$44,440
Median percentile
$52,920
75th percentile
$64,310
90th percentile
$89,130

Based on 130 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

$41,896 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,920
Federal income tax−$4,170
Social Security + Medicare−$4,048
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,805
Monthly take-home$3,491
Every two weeks$1,611

Does it go far here?

$54,592Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
33%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 camera operators, television, video, and film salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin