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Education Administrators, Postsecondary salary in Appleton, WI

The median education administrators, postsecondary in Appleton, WI earns $135,690 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,068 a month.

10th percentile
$82,400
25th percentile
$109,590
Median percentile
$135,690
75th percentile
$163,070
90th percentile
$183,720

Based on 50 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

$96,819 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,690
Federal income tax−$21,300
Social Security + Medicare−$10,380
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$7,192
Monthly take-home$8,068
Every two weeks$3,724

Does it go far here?

$146,820Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

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