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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $44,840 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,986 a month.

10th percentile
$34,840
25th percentile
$38,070
Median percentile
$44,840
75th percentile
$48,210
90th percentile
$57,530

Based on 19,810 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

$35,832 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,840
Federal income tax−$3,201
Social Security + Medicare−$3,430
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,377
Monthly take-home$2,986
Every two weeks$1,378

Does it go far here?

$46,257Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
38%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin