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Salaries & Cost of Living in Milwaukee County, WI

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 15 occupations in Milwaukee County, WI.

Jobs listed
15
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Median of medians
$44,040
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,060
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee County, WI is part of the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI labor market, and this page summarizes 15 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $44,040 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $125,490, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,440.

A one-bedroom apartment in Milwaukee County, WI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,060 a month and a two-bedroom $1,263. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $19,883 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $41,084 a year, and every one of the 15 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Milwaukee County, WI or against other counties.

All jobs in Milwaukee County, WI, highest paying first

Showing 1–15 of 15.

Occupations in Milwaukee County, WI ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$125,490$91,207$5,944
2Registered Nurses$97,360$73,036$4,429
3Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,880$57,762$3,157
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,580$47,996$2,343
5Customer Service Representatives$47,840$39,185$1,608
6Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,770$37,631$1,479
7Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,840$36,933$1,421
8Office Clerks, General$44,040$36,333$1,371
9Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,020$31,005$927
10Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,620$30,701$901
11Stockers and Order Fillers$34,470$29,068$765
12Retail Salespersons$34,410$29,022$762
13Cashiers$30,400$25,977$508
14Waiters and Waitresses$30,330$25,924$503
15Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,440$24,484$383