Expert IT Manager salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waukesha, Brookfield, West Bend, Menomonee Falls, Franklin.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$223,100
Middle 50%$200k–$242.1k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $188,631
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $185,099 and $306,498.
PercentileSalary
10th$191,534
25th$200,000
50th (median)$223,100
75th$242,126
90th$279,482

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $190k $250k FY2020: median $148,247 (18 filings) FY2021: median $152,381 (12 filings) FY2022: median $174,000 (25 filings) FY2025: median $218,116 (12 filings) FY2026: median $229,640 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 25
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$148,247$146,494$163,32218
FY2021$152,381$117,922$152,38112
FY2022$174,000$159,890$191,10025
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––2
FY2025$218,116$196,150$265,12512
FY2026$229,640$205,000$242,12613

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median expert IT Manager salary of $223,100 is worth about $230,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $161,220 in May 2025 (2,520 employed). The H-1B median here is $223,100, 38% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few8
PwCtoo few2
Rite-Hite Holdingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $151,500 19
Senior · Level III $186,316 18
Expert · Level IV $223,100 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$135,803$151,50019
Senior · Level III$160,451$186,31618
Expert · Level IV$193,835$223,10025

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.