Project Manager salary in Milwaukee, WI

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brookfield, Franklin, Glendale, Oak Creek, Pwaukee.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$106,553
Middle 50%$92.4k–$123.6k
vs. national median−11%comparison median $120,000
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,615 and $215,360.
PercentileSalary
10th$81,844
25th$92,399
50th (median)$106,553
75th$123,557
90th$147,488

Cost of living

Milwaukee's median Project Manager salary of $106,553 is worth about $109,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Milwaukee, WI area earned a median of $100,350 in May 2025 (6,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $106,553, 6% higher.

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
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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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.