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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $56,320 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,704 a month.

10th percentile
$36,390
25th percentile
$45,880
Median percentile
$56,320
75th percentile
$64,610
90th percentile
$76,920

Based on 8,270 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

$44,448 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,320
Federal income tax−$4,578
Social Security + Medicare−$4,308
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,985
Monthly take-home$3,704
Every two weeks$1,710

Does it go far here?

$58,100Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
31%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 maintenance and repair workers, general salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin