Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Milwaukee, WI

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Milwaukee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,910 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Milwaukee earn between $65,630 and $89,330.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Milwaukee vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Milwaukee earn about the same as the Wisconsin average ($86,320) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Milwaukee

On the average salary of $84,710, a single filer in Milwaukee takes home about $64,904 a year, or $5,409 a month and $2,496 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Milwaukee a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? 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 $84,710 buys what about $87,387 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 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Wisconsin cities

Milwaukee ranks 1st of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

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