How much do Chief Executives make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $115,030 and the 90th percentile is $477,900. The difference is $362,870, which is 167.8% 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 $169,490 to the 75th at $339,990, covers $170,500.

The mean annual wage is $277,940, which sits above the median of $216,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 1.1% higher than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $223,073, which is 4.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% higher than the Wisconsin median of $208,350.

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 $216,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $223,073 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 15th of 31 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).).

• Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is 10 miles away, with a median of $203,220 and employment of 120. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $211,774, against $223,073 here.
• Kenosha, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $215,930 and employment of 120. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $213,543, against $223,073 here.
• Sheboygan, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $195,040 and employment of 130. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $207,458, against $223,073 here.