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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $59,390 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,896 a month.

10th percentile
$48,190
25th percentile
$50,520
Median percentile
$59,390
75th percentile
$63,010
90th percentile
$72,370

Based on 3,400 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

$46,752 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,390
Federal income tax−$4,947
Social Security + Medicare−$4,543
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$3,148
Monthly take-home$3,896
Every two weeks$1,798

Does it go far here?

$61,267Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
29%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

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