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Dishwashers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median dishwashers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $29,170 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,006 a month.

10th percentile
$21,230
25th percentile
$22,080
Median percentile
$29,170
75th percentile
$34,930
90th percentile
$38,240

Based on 2,330 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

$24,072 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,170
Federal income tax−$1,320
Social Security + Medicare−$2,232
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,546
Monthly take-home$2,006
Every two weeks$926

Does it go far here?

$30,092Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
57%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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