Clergy Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Clergy pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,040 or more. The middle half of clergy in Milwaukee earn between $56,170 and $71,120.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Clergy salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $63,450, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $50,904 a year, or $4,242 a month and $1,958 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Milwaukee a good place for clergy? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Milwaukee area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.9), so the average $63,450 buys what about $65,455 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Clergy salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 3rd of 4 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Madison pays the most ($66,890).

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Highest-paying cities for clergy

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,000).

Clergy salary by city

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