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Materials Engineers salary in Wisconsin

The median materials engineers in Wisconsin earns $96,210 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,951 a month.

10th percentile
$65,160
25th percentile
$76,330
Median percentile
$96,210
75th percentile
$109,610
90th percentile
$127,820

Based on 280 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

$71,415 take-home a year
Gross pay$96,210
Federal income tax−$12,336
Social Security + Medicare−$7,360
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$5,099
Monthly take-home$5,951
Every two weeks$2,747

Does it go far here?

$102,248Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
18%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin