Cost Estimators Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Cost Estimators pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,700 or more. The middle half of cost estimators in Milwaukee earn between $63,420 and $97,310.

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

Cost Estimators salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $82,620, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $63,557 a year, or $5,296 a month and $2,445 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 cost estimators? 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 $82,620 buys what about $85,231 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cost Estimators salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 2nd of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Racine pays the most ($83,560).

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Highest-paying cities for cost estimators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($109,520).

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