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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median home health and personal care aides in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $37,020 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,497 a month.

10th percentile
$27,930
25th percentile
$30,270
Median percentile
$37,020
75th percentile
$38,450
90th percentile
$39,150

Based on 30,090 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

$29,964 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,020
Federal income tax−$2,262
Social Security + Medicare−$2,832
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,962
Monthly take-home$2,497
Every two weeks$1,152

Does it go far here?

$38,190Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
46%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

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