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Chemists salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median chemists in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $78,860 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,011 a month.

10th percentile
$59,850
25th percentile
$67,010
Median percentile
$78,860
75th percentile
$101,280
90th percentile
$106,850

Based on 440 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

$60,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,860
Federal income tax−$8,519
Social Security + Medicare−$6,033
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,180
Monthly take-home$5,011
Every two weeks$2,313

Does it go far here?

$81,352Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
23%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

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