How much do Atmospheric and Space Scientists make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Atmospheric and Space Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $64,060 and the 90th percentile is $102,910. The difference is $38,850, which is 53.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $64,140 to the 75th at $86,170, covers $22,030.

The mean annual wage is $79,330, which sits above the median of $72,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 26.5% lower than the national median of $99,070 for Atmospheric and Space Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,100, which is 24.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $85,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.937, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Atmospheric and Space Scientists at $75,100 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Atmospheric and Space Scientists. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $133,490 and employment of 50. That median is 83.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,858, against $75,100 here.
• Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $107,970 and employment of 120. That median is 48.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,981, against $75,100 here.