Electricians Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Electricians pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,850 or more. The middle half of electricians in Milwaukee earn between $57,170 and $98,560.

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

Electricians salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $75,670, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $59,081 a year, or $4,923 a month and $2,272 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 electricians? 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 $75,670 buys what about $78,061 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 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Electricians salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 5th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Janesville pays the most ($79,870).

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Highest-paying cities for electricians

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,690).

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