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What jobs pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha

$67,440avg. a year, all jobs
$32.42 an hour · 820,780 employed

Average and median pay for 47 common jobs in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Pay for 47 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$35,18030,090
Registered Nurses$96,05022,400
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,73019,810
Retail Salespersons$36,30018,850
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,37017,490
Cashiers$31,56015,050
Office Clerks, General$43,63014,820
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,60014,380
Customer Service Representatives$49,98014,080
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,54012,020
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$82,79010,790
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,80010,520
General and Operations Managers$146,58010,480
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,08010,250
Waiters and Waitresses$35,25010,020
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,6908,270
Accountants and Auditors$91,4807,960
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,7807,930
Nursing Assistants$45,4207,880
Bartenders$27,8507,330
Cooks, Restaurant$37,8107,220
Receptionists and Information Clerks$41,8407,200
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$75,6006,830
Project Management Specialists$104,9006,790
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,4906,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$68,9306,620
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,8206,530
Light Truck Drivers$48,4706,350
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$77,1506,310
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,7406,230
Software Developers$120,6806,170
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,7806,030
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,9205,510
Security Guards$42,3805,210
Financial Managers$164,2605,160
Human Resources Specialists$77,1505,050
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$43,9605,020
Construction Laborers$59,6104,740
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$62,4604,730
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$54,9804,690
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$80,0104,610
Food Preparation Workers$35,0804,500
Electricians$75,6704,490
Machinists$59,4604,230
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,9404,230
Medical Assistants$50,3404,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$71,3804,120
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33340). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.