Salaries in Milwaukee.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.91x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$309,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$126,000

Incident Commander

Entry Level

$30,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Milwaukee, WI has a cost-of-living index of 0.91x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $309,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $126,000. Milwaukee has a strong manufacturing heritage that is evolving into advanced manufacturing, water technology, and healthcare.

About the Milwaukee market

Milwaukee has a strong manufacturing heritage that is evolving into advanced manufacturing, water technology, and healthcare. The city is a national leader in water innovation and freshwater research. Major employers include Northwestern Mutual, Rockwell Automation, and a growing health tech cluster.

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Top 50 salaries in Milwaukee

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
2	SVP of Product	$304,000	$258,000 – $395,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$301,000	$255,000 – $391,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$300,000	$234,000 – $390,000
5	SVP of Finance	$289,000	$246,000 – $376,000
6	Chief Security Officer	$288,000	$225,000 – $375,000
7	VP of AI	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
8	VP of Platform Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
9	VP of Cloud	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
10	VP of Security Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
11	VP of Core Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
12	VP of Data Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $369,000
13	VP of Infrastructure	$284,000	$242,000 – $369,000
14	VP of Field Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $369,000
15	SVP of Strategy	$284,000	$221,000 – $369,000
16	VP of Application Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $369,000
17	SVP of Engineering	$283,000	$240,000 – $368,000
18	SVP of Data	$283,000	$240,000 – $368,000
19	SVP of Technology	$283,000	$240,000 – $368,000
20	Chief AI Officer	$282,000	$209,000 – $364,000
21	Chief Strategy Officer	$282,000	$220,000 – $367,000
22	VP of IT	$281,000	$239,000 – $366,000
23	VP of Information Technology	$281,000	$239,000 – $366,000
24	SVP of Sales	$281,000	$219,000 – $366,000
25	Chief Science Officer	$279,000	$218,000 – $363,000
26	VP of AI Engineering	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
27	VP of Mobile	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
28	VP of Developer Experience	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
29	VP of Privacy	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
30	VP of Risk	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
31	VP of Support Engineering	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
32	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
33	VP of Cybersecurity	$278,000	$237,000 – $362,000
34	Senior Head of Security	$277,000	$235,000 – $359,000
35	Senior VP of Design	$277,000	$216,000 – $359,000
36	VP of Data Science	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
37	VP of AI Research	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
38	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$276,000	$215,000 – $358,000
39	VP of Technical Support	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
40	Chief Technology Officer	$274,000	$203,000 – $360,000
41	Chief Commercial Officer	$274,000	$213,000 – $356,000
42	VP of Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
43	VP of Machine Learning	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
44	VP of Finance	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
45	Chief Legal Officer	$273,000	$213,000 – $355,000
46	VP of Information Security	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
47	VP of Data	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
48	VP of Reliability Engineering	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
49	VP of Quality	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
50	Chief Growth Officer	$272,000	$212,000 – $353,000

Tax considerations

Wisconsin's top income tax rate is 7.65%. Milwaukee has no city income tax. The state rate is above average, but affordable housing keeps overall cost of living manageable.

Negotiating in Milwaukee

Highlight advanced manufacturing or water technology expertise. Milwaukee employers pay nationally competitive rates for specialized engineering talent in these niche sectors.

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