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Respiratory Therapists salary in Wisconsin

The median respiratory therapists in Wisconsin earns $84,210 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,301 a month.

10th percentile
$70,520
25th percentile
$78,800
Median percentile
$84,210
75th percentile
$96,510
90th percentile
$100,320

Based on 1,940 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

$63,609 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,210
Federal income tax−$9,696
Social Security + Medicare−$6,442
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,463
Monthly take-home$5,301
Every two weeks$2,446

Does it go far here?

$89,495Median 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 respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin