Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Milwaukee, WI

702 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Milwaukee, WI for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,180	7,220	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,670	140	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,620	14,380	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,570	260	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$36,560	930	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,510	1,030	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,310	1,020	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,280	3,850	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,240	3,950	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,240	660	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$36,170	1,140	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$36,160	940	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,950	1,680	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,940	1,860	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$35,880	50	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,470	4,500	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,460	240	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$35,390	60	View salary detail
Barbers	$35,370	200	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,240	120	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,080	1,960	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,070	4,030	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,900	2,080	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,470	12,020	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$34,410	18,850	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$33,280	1,840	View salary detail
Nannies	$33,280	1,840	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$33,230	170	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$32,850	240	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$30,740	70	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$30,670	970	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$30,470	660	View salary detail
Cashiers	$30,400	15,050	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,330	10,020	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,270	1,550	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$30,090	190	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$29,790	70	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$29,170	2,330	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$29,060	880	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$28,910	2,230	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$28,530	140	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,440	17,490	View salary detail
Baristas	$28,440	17,490	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$28,440	970	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$28,280	1,460	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$28,210	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$28,130	—	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,010	1,960	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$27,310	2,090	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$26,140	200	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.