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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Wisconsin

The median economics teachers, postsecondary in Wisconsin earns $99,970 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,155 a month.

10th percentile
$71,500
25th percentile
$84,300
Median percentile
$99,970
75th percentile
$160,730
90th percentile
$222,110

Based on 310 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

$73,860 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,970
Federal income tax−$13,163
Social Security + Medicare−$7,648
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$5,298
Monthly take-home$6,155
Every two weeks$2,841

Does it go far here?

$106,244Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All economics teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin