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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $79,770 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,060 a month.

10th percentile
$50,890
25th percentile
$63,750
Median percentile
$79,770
75th percentile
$95,760
90th percentile
$104,570

Based on 2,620 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

$60,720 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,770
Federal income tax−$8,719
Social Security + Medicare−$6,102
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,228
Monthly take-home$5,060
Every two weeks$2,335

Does it go far here?

$82,291Median 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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