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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Wisconsin

The median waiters and waitresses in Wisconsin earns $29,670 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,037 a month.

10th percentile
$16,830
25th percentile
$21,000
Median percentile
$29,670
75th percentile
$43,150
90th percentile
$61,770

Based on 36,220 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

$24,447 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,670
Federal income tax−$1,380
Social Security + Medicare−$2,270
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,573
Monthly take-home$2,037
Every two weeks$940

Does it go far here?

$31,532Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

All waiters and waitresses salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin