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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Appleton, WI

The median home health and personal care aides in Appleton, WI earns $37,010 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,496 a month.

10th percentile
$29,700
25th percentile
$34,310
Median percentile
$37,010
75th percentile
$37,910
90th percentile
$43,870

Based on 2,820 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

$29,956 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,010
Federal income tax−$2,261
Social Security + Medicare−$2,831
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,962
Monthly take-home$2,496
Every two weeks$1,152

Does it go far here?

$40,046Median pay in Appleton, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.4 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,060 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Appleton, WI

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,990
General and Operations Managers$109,890
Industrial Production Managers$108,680
Software Developers$102,970
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$98,970
Project Management Specialists$98,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,750
Registered Nurses$86,680

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