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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median social and human service assistants in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $46,650 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,099 a month.

10th percentile
$35,770
25th percentile
$38,930
Median percentile
$46,650
75th percentile
$55,760
90th percentile
$63,490

Based on 2,220 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

$37,191 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,650
Federal income tax−$3,418
Social Security + Medicare−$3,569
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,472
Monthly take-home$3,099
Every two weeks$1,430

Does it go far here?

$48,124Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
37%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin