Physician · Milwaukee, WI

Physician in Milwaukee: $10,280/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Milwaukee. Pay is estimated at $234,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Milwaukee ranks 63rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 15.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,261/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $10,280 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Appleton, about 99 miles away, at $11,028 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$10,280

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$234,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,261

$1,501 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

63rd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

15.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $234,500.

Taxes$6,105
Rent$1,261
Other living costs$1,895
Left over$10,280

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $234,500
Federal income tax: −$47,303
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,629
State income tax (WI): −$11,331
Take-home pay: $161,237
Effective tax rate: 31.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,261
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $503
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,156

Left over each month

$19,542 gross, minus $6,105 in tax and $3,156 in living costs.

$10,280

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Appleton, $11,028/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Milwaukee?

$234,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.

What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Milwaukee?

$10,280 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,261, and pay covers 15.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Appleton, about 99 miles away, leaves $11,028 a month, more than Milwaukee.