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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Wisconsin

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Wisconsin earns $59,310 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,891 a month.

10th percentile
$42,730
25th percentile
$50,850
Median percentile
$59,310
75th percentile
$66,980
90th percentile
$76,830

Based on 2,590 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

$46,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,310
Federal income tax−$4,937
Social Security + Medicare−$4,537
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,143
Monthly take-home$3,891
Every two weeks$1,796

Does it go far here?

$63,032Median 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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin