High School Teacher salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Berlin, Delafield.

Also listed as: Secondary School Teacher, Math Teacher

Median salary$54,386
Middle 50%$54.4k–$55.7k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $58,385
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,193 and $58,410.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,386
25th$54,386
50th (median)$54,386
75th$55,660
90th$55,660

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2022: median $46,144 (33 filings) FY2023: median $49,860 (96 filings) FY2024: median $52,770 (85 filings) FY2025: median $55,660 (38 filings) FY2026: median $54,386 (40 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 33 filings FY22 FY2023: 96 filings FY23 FY2024: 85 filings FY24 FY2025: 38 filings FY25 FY2026: 40 filings FY26 96
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–––5
FY2022$46,144$46,144$49,86033
FY2023$49,860$49,860$49,86096
FY2024$52,770$52,770$52,77085
FY2025$55,660$55,660$55,66038
FY2026$54,386$54,386$54,38640

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median High 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 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $75,370 in May 2025 (4,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,386, 28% 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$54,38672
Heritage Christian Schoolstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,386 77
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$48,630$54,38677

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.