Pay and cost of living in Waukesha County, WI
Across the 24 occupations we cover in Waukesha County, WI, the middle median salary is $45,265 a year. Pay runs from $25,970 for Bartenders up to $125,490 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $99,520. Wages come from the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Waukesha County, WI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,060 a month and a two-bedroom $1,263. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $19,883 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,377 a year, and every one of the 24 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Waukesha County, WI
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Waukesha County, WI, set beside the Wisconsin and national medians.
Median household income in Waukesha County, WI is $106,076, 37% above the Wisconsin median of $77,485 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,720) equals 12.0% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $45,265, is 57% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Waukesha County, WI pay a median of $4,554 a year in real estate taxes, 20% above the Wisconsin median of $3,792. With a median home value of $398,200, 49% above the Wisconsin median of $266,500, the ratio of the two medians is 1.14% a year.
Renters in Waukesha County, WI pay a median gross rent of $1,356 a month in the Census survey, 25% above the Wisconsin median of $1,087. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,060; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Waukesha County, WI who travel to a workplace spend an average of 22.6 minutes each way, 2% above the Wisconsin average of 22.2. 16.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.