Kindergarten Teacher salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Montessori Teacher

Median salary$54,386
Middle 50%$51.9k–$54.4k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $58,710
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,889 and $55,380.
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 FY2023: median $49,860 (29 filings) FY2024: median $52,770 (36 filings) FY2026: median $54,386 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 29 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 36
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–––4
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––8
FY2023$49,860$46,810$49,86029
FY2024$52,770$49,836$52,77036
FY2025–––9
FY2026$54,386$54,386$54,38614

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median Kindergarten 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 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $62,940 in May 2025 (460 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,386, 14% 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$54,38623

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $54,386 23
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$41,460$54,38623

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.