H-1B salaries in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 2,967 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,438
Middle 50%$78.2k–$131.4k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings2,967FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,889 and $451,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,000
25th$78,166
50th (median)$97,438
75th$131,373
90th$171,670

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,498 (2,479 filings) FY2021: median $87,760 (1,964 filings) FY2022: median $94,329 (2,026 filings) FY2023: median $89,606 (1,861 filings) FY2024: median $88,500 (1,853 filings) FY2025: median $96,000 (1,709 filings) FY2026: median $99,507 (1,258 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,479 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,964 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,026 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,861 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,853 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,709 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,258 filings FY26 2,479
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$79,498$68,744$99,8402,479
FY2021$87,760$73,611$110,0001,964
FY2022$94,329$76,064$117,6862,026
FY2023$89,606$66,706$115,0001,861
FY2024$88,500$66,000$122,4001,853
FY2025$96,000$78,166$131,3731,709
FY2026$99,507$79,040$131,3731,258

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median H-1B salary of $97,438 is worth about $100,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,060Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,263Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)96.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$100,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesWI: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$115,000665
Systems Engineer / Architect$83,949356
QA Engineer$82,000175
Mechanical Engineer$99,091131
Electrical Engineer$108,415126
Physician$250,00096
Data Scientist$110,73992
High School Teacher$54,38678
Medical School Professor$252,69171
IT Manager$188,63167
Industrial Engineer$88,23464
Systems Analyst$102,10764
Medical Scientist$65,64057
Middle School Teacher$54,38653
Programmer Analyst$82,90948

By job title

Solutions Architect$113.9k · 24 Systems Engineer$113.3k · 22 Product Manager$146.7k · 12

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Milwaukee, WI. Figure: median salary · filings.