Software Developers Salary in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Median annual salary
$123,730
-9% vs US median ($135,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$143,206
cost index 86.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
| 10th percentile | $77,740 |
| 25th percentile | $99,990 |
| Median (50th) | $123,730 |
| 75th percentile | $138,590 |
| 90th percentile | $164,660 |
| Mean | $120,680 |
| Employed in metro | 6,170 |
A Software Developers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns a median of $123,730 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $135,980 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 $143,206 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.