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Surgeons, All Other salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median surgeons, all other in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $762,360 a year, 84% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $38,527 a month.

10th percentile
$46,490
25th percentile
$265,120
Median percentile
$762,360
75th percentile
$802,110
90th percentile
$802,110

Based on 140 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

$462,327 take-home a year
Gross pay$762,360
Federal income tax−$232,073
Social Security + Medicare−$27,554
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$40,405
Monthly take-home$38,527
Every two weeks$17,782

Does it go far here?

$786,449Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
3%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 surgeons, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin