Mid-level IT Manager salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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$151,500
Middle 50%$143.4k–$162.6k
vs. all levels here−20%comparison median $188,631
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $135,803 and $202,711.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,533
25th$143,440
50th (median)$151,500
75th$162,600
90th$182,460

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $110,000 (16 filings) FY2021: median $114,983 (18 filings) FY2022: median $129,600 (26 filings) FY2023: median $140,000 (22 filings) FY2024: median $143,407 (13 filings) FY2025: median $148,692 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 26
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$110,000$109,325$138,50016
FY2021$114,983$114,982$125,38018
FY2022$129,600$118,622$140,00026
FY2023$140,000$129,085$142,00022
FY2024$143,407$130,000$157,00013
FY2025$148,692$147,000$162,50013
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median mid-level IT Manager salary of $151,500 is worth about $156,300 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 $151,500, 6% lower.

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
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Companytoo few5
Deloittetoo few2
Ge Precision Healthcaretoo 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.