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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Wisconsin

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Wisconsin earns $58,500 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,840 a month.

10th percentile
$45,220
25th percentile
$47,690
Median percentile
$58,500
75th percentile
$71,130
90th percentile
$86,210

Based on 4,780 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

$46,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,500
Federal income tax−$4,840
Social Security + Medicare−$4,475
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,101
Monthly take-home$3,840
Every two weeks$1,772

Does it go far here?

$62,171Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
28%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin