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Special Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median special education teachers, middle school in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $76,660 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,891 a month.

10th percentile
$47,390
25th percentile
$59,570
Median percentile
$76,660
75th percentile
$94,660
90th percentile
$100,370

Based on 570 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

$58,697 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,660
Federal income tax−$8,035
Social Security + Medicare−$5,864
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,063
Monthly take-home$4,891
Every two weeks$2,258

Does it go far here?

$79,082Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
23%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, middle school salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin