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Film and Video Editors salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median film and video editors in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $64,640 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,224 a month.

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$46,830
Median percentile
$64,640
75th percentile
$87,940
90th percentile
$105,410

Based on 70 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

$50,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,640
Federal income tax−$5,577
Social Security + Medicare−$4,945
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,426
Monthly take-home$4,224
Every two weeks$1,950

Does it go far here?

$66,682Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
27%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 film and video editors salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin