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Retail Salespersons salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median retail salespersons in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $34,410 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,334 a month.

10th percentile
$27,850
25th percentile
$29,200
Median percentile
$34,410
75th percentile
$37,330
90th percentile
$47,700

Based on 18,850 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

$28,005 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,410
Federal income tax−$1,949
Social Security + Medicare−$2,632
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,824
Monthly take-home$2,334
Every two weeks$1,077

Does it go far here?

$35,497Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
49%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin