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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $27,310 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,888 a month.

10th percentile
$17,060
25th percentile
$21,830
Median percentile
$27,310
75th percentile
$33,990
90th percentile
$37,870

Based on 2,090 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

$22,652 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,310
Federal income tax−$1,121
Social Security + Medicare−$2,089
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,447
Monthly take-home$1,888
Every two weeks$871

Does it go far here?

$28,173Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
60%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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