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Word Processors and Typists salary in Wisconsin

The median word processors and typists in Wisconsin earns $48,540 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,217 a month.

10th percentile
$38,080
25th percentile
$40,150
Median percentile
$48,540
75th percentile
$53,710
90th percentile
$63,200

Based on 180 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

$38,609 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,540
Federal income tax−$3,645
Social Security + Medicare−$3,713
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,573
Monthly take-home$3,217
Every two weeks$1,485

Does it go far here?

$51,586Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
34%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 word processors and typists salaries · Take-home pay in Wisconsin