Human Resources Managers Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Human Resources Managers pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $96,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $225,010 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in Milwaukee earn between $108,790 and $172,250.

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

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $155,390, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $109,880 a year, or $9,157 a month and $4,226 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 human resources managers? 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 $155,390 buys what about $160,300 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 4th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Fond du Lac pays the most ($169,090).

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Highest-paying cities for human resources managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($257,750).

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• Training and Development Managers$128,280 a year
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• Administrative Services Managers$124,350 a year
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$112,760 a year

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