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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary in Appleton, WI

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Appleton, WI earns $59,240 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,887 a month.

10th percentile
$38,840
25th percentile
$46,840
Median percentile
$59,240
75th percentile
$64,450
90th percentile
$78,730

Based on 40 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

$46,640 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,240
Federal income tax−$4,929
Social Security + Medicare−$4,532
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,140
Monthly take-home$3,887
Every two weeks$1,794

Does it go far here?

$64,099Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
27%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

All education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin