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Materials Engineers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median materials engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $96,790 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,983 a month.

10th percentile
$65,540
25th percentile
$84,360
Median percentile
$96,790
75th percentile
$112,490
90th percentile
$127,820

Based on 90 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

$71,792 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,790
Federal income tax−$12,464
Social Security + Medicare−$7,404
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$5,130
Monthly take-home$5,983
Every two weeks$2,761

Does it go far here?

$99,848Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
19%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin