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Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates salary in Wisconsin

The median judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates in Wisconsin earns $76,620 a year, 50% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,889 a month.

10th percentile
$27,380
25th percentile
$46,230
Median percentile
$76,620
75th percentile
$136,640
90th percentile
$175,880

Based on 130 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

$58,671 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,620
Federal income tax−$8,026
Social Security + Medicare−$5,861
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,061
Monthly take-home$4,889
Every two weeks$2,257

Does it go far here?

$81,428Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin