Programmer Analyst salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 48 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brookfield, Waukesha, Franklin, West Bend, Menomonee Falls.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$82,909

Middle 50%$75.8k–$89.7k

vs. national median−10%comparison median $92,207

Filings48FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,099 and $128,207.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$73,486
25th	$75,796
50th (median)	$82,909
75th	$89,690
90th	$99,682

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$73,882	$73,882	$74,412	48
FY2021	$73,757	$73,757	$75,540	34
FY2022	$72,301	$72,301	$103,716	37
FY2023	$82,909	$76,045	$99,755	47
FY2024	$82,909	$82,909	$98,523	32
FY2025	$82,909	$82,909	$84,790	26
FY2026	$79,785	$75,795	$89,698	22

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median Programmer Analyst salary of $82,909 is worth about $85,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $85,280 in May 2025 (580 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,909, 3% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Wipro	too few	8
HCLTech	too few	5
Milwaukee Board of School Directors	too few	4
Tata Consultancy Services	too few	4
Accenture	too few	3
TeamsVise	too few	3
Allied Informatics	too few	2
Amicus Global It	too few	2
LTIMindtree	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	4
Mid-level · Level II	$82,909	33
Senior · Level III	too few	3
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$75,795	$82,909	33

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.