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Mechanical Engineers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median mechanical engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $98,730 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,088 a month.

10th percentile
$65,390
25th percentile
$79,070
Median percentile
$98,730
75th percentile
$109,680
90th percentile
$132,600

Based on 2,200 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

$73,054 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,730
Federal income tax−$12,891
Social Security + Medicare−$7,553
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$5,233
Monthly take-home$6,088
Every two weeks$2,810

Does it go far here?

$101,850Median 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 mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin