Mid-level Programmer Analyst salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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–$82.9k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $82,909
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,795 and $104,219.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,795
25th$75,796
50th (median)$82,909
75th$82,909
90th$89,850

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $73,882 (42 filings) FY2021: median $73,757 (33 filings) FY2022: median $72,301 (31 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (33 filings) FY2024: median $82,909 (24 filings) FY2025: median $82,909 (18 filings) FY2026: median $75,796 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 42 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 42
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$73,882$73,882$73,88242
FY2021$73,757$73,757$75,72033
FY2022$72,301$72,301$99,00031
FY2023$80,000$76,045$93,00033
FY2024$82,909$82,909$86,75824
FY2025$82,909$82,909$83,86918
FY2026$75,796$75,795$79,78515

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median mid-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Wiprotoo few8
HCLTechtoo few5
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few3
Allied Informaticstoo few2
Amicus Global Ittoo few2
LTIMindtreetoo 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 $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 levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$75,795$82,90933

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.