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Database Architects salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median database architects in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $148,020 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,716 a month.

10th percentile
$90,630
25th percentile
$108,510
Median percentile
$148,020
75th percentile
$170,210
90th percentile
$171,440

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

$104,593 take-home a year
Gross pay$148,020
Federal income tax−$24,259
Social Security + Medicare−$11,324
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$7,845
Monthly take-home$8,716
Every two weeks$4,023

Does it go far here?

$152,697Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
13%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 database architects salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin