Mid-level Physician salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Cudahy, Wauwatosa, West Allis.

Median salary$319,800
Middle 50%$263.2k–$339.5k
vs. all levels here+28%comparison median $250,000
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,017 and $457,363.
PercentileSalary
10th$199,600
25th$263,192
50th (median)$319,800
75th$339,459
90th$391,462

Salary by year

Median salary

$220k $295k $370k FY2020: median $288,496 (12 filings) FY2023: median $244,509 (17 filings) FY2024: median $343,268 (20 filings) FY2025: median $319,800 (19 filings) FY2026: median $319,800 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 20
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$288,496$264,700$298,50612
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––6
FY2023$244,509$241,710$284,67917
FY2024$343,268$250,645$426,74820
FY2025$319,800$275,000$363,99919
FY2026$319,800$263,792$338,48515

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median mid-level Physician salary of $319,800 is worth about $329,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (2,390 employed). The H-1B median here is $319,800, 22% 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
Apogee Medical Group, Waukesha, SC$336,13414
Aurora Medical Grouptoo few9
Medical College of Wisconsintoo few5
Ascension Medical Group - Southeast Wisconsintoo few2
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $319,800 34
Senior · Level III $252,078 20
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
Mid-level · Level II$149,344$319,80034
Senior · Level III$71,365$252,07820

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.