Pay and cost of living in Waukesha County, WI
Across the 15 occupations we cover in Waukesha County, WI, the middle median salary is $44,040 a year. Pay runs from $28,440 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $125,490 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $97,050. Wages come from the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Waukesha 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.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.