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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $49,180 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,257 a month.

10th percentile
$37,130
25th percentile
$44,760
Median percentile
$49,180
75th percentile
$60,190
90th percentile
$71,690

Based on 4,230 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

$39,090 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,180
Federal income tax−$3,722
Social Security + Medicare−$3,762
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,607
Monthly take-home$3,257
Every two weeks$1,503

Does it go far here?

$50,734Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
35%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin