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Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median packers and packagers, hand in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $35,070 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,375 a month.

10th percentile
$30,940
25th percentile
$31,300
Median percentile
$35,070
75th percentile
$38,000
90th percentile
$46,030

Based on 4,030 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

$28,500 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,070
Federal income tax−$2,028
Social Security + Medicare−$2,683
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,859
Monthly take-home$2,375
Every two weeks$1,096

Does it go far here?

$36,178Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
48%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

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