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Physical Therapist Assistants salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median physical therapist assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $65,630 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,286 a month.

10th percentile
$59,300
25th percentile
$62,220
Median percentile
$65,630
75th percentile
$74,000
90th percentile
$78,670

Based on 480 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

$51,435 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,630
Federal income tax−$5,696
Social Security + Medicare−$5,021
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,478
Monthly take-home$4,286
Every two weeks$1,978

Does it go far here?

$67,704Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
27%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 physical therapist assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin