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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $62,930 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,117 a month.

10th percentile
$46,350
25th percentile
$53,810
Median percentile
$62,930
75th percentile
$82,050
90th percentile
$99,740

Based on 1,620 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

$49,409 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,930
Federal income tax−$5,372
Social Security + Medicare−$4,814
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,335
Monthly take-home$4,117
Every two weeks$1,900

Does it go far here?

$64,918Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
28%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 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin