Recreation Workers Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Recreation Workers pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,160 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Milwaukee earn between $30,620 and $44,340.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $38,260, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $31,924 a year, or $2,660 a month and $1,228 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 recreation workers? 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 $38,260 buys what about $39,469 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Milwaukee ($51,160). A typical home costs $390,238, or 10.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 5th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($40,940).

All Recreation Workers salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for recreation workers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,070).

Recreation Workers salary by city

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• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,840 a year
• Residential Advisors$41,330 a year
• Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$38,900 a year
• Childcare Workers$33,450 a year
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$62,410 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$54,100 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$50,740 a year
• Skincare Specialists$45,590 a year

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