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English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Wisconsin

The median english language and literature teachers, postsecondary in Wisconsin earns $80,800 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,116 a month.

10th percentile
$60,540
25th percentile
$66,330
Median percentile
$80,800
75th percentile
$101,350
90th percentile
$127,910

Based on 840 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

$61,390 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,800
Federal income tax−$8,946
Social Security + Medicare−$6,181
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,282
Monthly take-home$5,116
Every two weeks$2,361

Does it go far here?

$85,871Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
21%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 english language and literature teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin