Paycheck Atlas

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Wisconsin

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Wisconsin earns $36,160 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,443 a month.

10th percentile
$28,530
25th percentile
$30,190
Median percentile
$36,160
75th percentile
$38,670
90th percentile
$46,090

Based on 11,330 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

$29,318 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,160
Federal income tax−$2,159
Social Security + Medicare−$2,766
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,916
Monthly take-home$2,443
Every two weeks$1,128

Does it go far here?

$38,429Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
44%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 preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin