Denver, CO → Milwaukee, WI
Moving to Milwaukee costs you $18 a month
−$216 a year for the same registered nurse, the same household size, and the same number of bedrooms.
In 2022-2023, 136 households moved Denver → Milwaukee (avg AGI $89,551). 296 went the other way. The whole move →
| Per month | Denver | Milwaukee | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $8,250 | $7,627 | −$623 |
| Income and payroll tax | $2,057 | $1,875 | −$181 |
| Take-home pay | $6,193 | $5,752 | −$441 |
| Rent | $1,490 | $1,245 | −$245 |
| Getting around | $551 | $503 | −$48 |
| Groceries | $420 | $384 | −$36 |
| Healthcare | $473 | $432 | −$41 |
| Utilities | $263 | $240 | −$23 |
| Everything else | $368 | $336 | −$32 |
| Left over | $2,630 | $2,612 | −$18 |
To break even in Milwaukee, you'd need to earn
$92,000
Household gross, versus $99,000 today. That's the salary that leaves you exactly as much at the end of the month as Denver does now.
The tax difference alone
−$40
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.9% in Denver, 24.6% in Milwaukee.
More about Milwaukee
Denver, CO in full
Mountains in an hour, 245 sunny days, and a flat 4.4% state tax.
Milwaukee, WI in full
Lake Michigan summers, cheap housing, and a 1.5% property tax.
The reverse move
Same two cities, but starting from Milwaukee on Milwaukee wages.
Milwaukee → Denver →Rent is Zillow's asking rent for each metro; taxes and living costs are modelled. An estimate, not a quote or tax advice. How this is calculated.