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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Wisconsin

The median fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Wisconsin earns $53,350 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,518 a month.

10th percentile
$21,590
25th percentile
$50,460
Median percentile
$53,350
75th percentile
$68,180
90th percentile
$81,410

Based on 100 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

$42,219 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,350
Federal income tax−$4,222
Social Security + Medicare−$4,081
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,828
Monthly take-home$3,518
Every two weeks$1,624

Does it go far here?

$56,698Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
31%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 fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin