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Physician Assistants salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median physician assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $135,040 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,034 a month.

10th percentile
$97,090
25th percentile
$127,460
Median percentile
$135,040
75th percentile
$161,080
90th percentile
$169,360

Based on 1,220 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

$96,409 take-home a year
Gross pay$135,040
Federal income tax−$21,144
Social Security + Medicare−$10,331
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$7,157
Monthly take-home$8,034
Every two weeks$3,708

Does it go far here?

$139,307Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
14%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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