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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $62,110 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,066 a month.

10th percentile
$47,940
25th percentile
$60,690
Median percentile
$62,110
75th percentile
$76,010
90th percentile
$77,810

Based on 960 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

$48,794 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,110
Federal income tax−$5,273
Social Security + Medicare−$4,751
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,292
Monthly take-home$4,066
Every two weeks$1,877

Does it go far here?

$64,073Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
28%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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin