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Respiratory Therapists salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median respiratory therapists in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $89,040 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,563 a month.

10th percentile
$77,680
25th percentile
$83,540
Median percentile
$89,040
75th percentile
$98,320
90th percentile
$100,600

Based on 630 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

$66,751 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,040
Federal income tax−$10,759
Social Security + Medicare−$6,812
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,719
Monthly take-home$5,563
Every two weeks$2,567

Does it go far here?

$91,853Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
20%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 respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin