Elementary School Teacher salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 38 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$54,386
Middle 50%$51.9k–$54.4k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $61,479
Filings38FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,889 and $55,416.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,889
25th$51,889
50th (median)$54,386
75th$54,386
90th$54,386

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2022: median $46,144 (13 filings) FY2023: median $48,323 (66 filings) FY2024: median $52,770 (79 filings) FY2025: median $51,889 (16 filings) FY2026: median $54,386 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 66 filings FY23 FY2024: 79 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 79
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–––5
FY2021–––2
FY2022$46,144$44,440$46,14413
FY2023$48,323$46,810$49,86066
FY2024$52,770$49,836$52,77079
FY2025$51,889$51,889$51,88916
FY2026$54,386$54,386$54,38622

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $54,386 is worth about $56,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Milwaukee = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $61,480 in May 2025 (6,620 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,386, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Milwaukee Board of School Directors$54,38637

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,386 38
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$49,670$54,38638

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.