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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Wisconsin

The median political science teachers, postsecondary in Wisconsin earns $83,190 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,245 a month.

10th percentile
$62,310
25th percentile
$68,520
Median percentile
$83,190
75th percentile
$124,230
90th percentile
$187,820

Based on 290 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

$62,945 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,190
Federal income tax−$9,472
Social Security + Medicare−$6,364
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,409
Monthly take-home$5,245
Every two weeks$2,421

Does it go far here?

$88,411Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
21%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 political science teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin