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

The median education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $58,760 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,857 a month.

10th percentile
$37,120
25th percentile
$45,500
Median percentile
$58,760
75th percentile
$63,020
90th percentile
$73,710

Based on 510 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

$46,279 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,760
Federal income tax−$4,871
Social Security + Medicare−$4,495
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,114
Monthly take-home$3,857
Every two weeks$1,780

Does it go far here?

$60,617Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
30%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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