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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $36,620 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,472 a month.

10th percentile
$29,600
25th percentile
$34,860
Median percentile
$36,620
75th percentile
$43,680
90th percentile
$47,740

Based on 14,380 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

$29,663 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,620
Federal income tax−$2,214
Social Security + Medicare−$2,801
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,941
Monthly take-home$2,472
Every two weeks$1,141

Does it go far here?

$37,777Median 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

All janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin