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Helpers--Production Workers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median helpers--production workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $41,820 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,797 a month.

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$36,300
Median percentile
$41,820
75th percentile
$48,280
90th percentile
$51,760

Based on 580 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

$33,566 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,820
Federal income tax−$2,838
Social Security + Medicare−$3,199
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,216
Monthly take-home$2,797
Every two weeks$1,291

Does it go far here?

$43,141Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
41%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 helpers--production workers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin