Mechanical Engineers Salary in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Median annual salary
$98,730
-5% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$114,271
cost index 86.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
| 10th percentile | $65,390 |
| 25th percentile | $79,070 |
| Median (50th) | $98,730 |
| 75th percentile | $109,680 |
| 90th percentile | $132,600 |
| Mean | $98,290 |
| Employed in metro | 2,200 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns a median of $98,730 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has a cost index of 86.4 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $114,271 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $78,218, median gross rent $1,139/mo, and the median home value $306,400. See the full Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI cost-of-living profile.