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Editors salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median editors in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $66,560 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,344 a month.

10th percentile
$41,480
25th percentile
$49,650
Median percentile
$66,560
75th percentile
$85,370
90th percentile
$122,710

Based on 370 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

$52,127 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,560
Federal income tax−$5,813
Social Security + Medicare−$5,092
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,528
Monthly take-home$4,344
Every two weeks$2,005

Does it go far here?

$68,663Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
26%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 editors salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin