How much do Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $54,180 and the 90th percentile is $93,150. The difference is $38,970, which is 51.1% 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 $63,090 to the 75th at $80,550, covers $17,460.

The mean annual wage is $74,100, which sits below the median of $76,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 17.3% higher than the national median of $64,950 for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,608, which is 21% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Wisconsin median of $73,970.

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 $76,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $78,608 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

20 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 7th of 21 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).).

• Fond du Lac, WI is 66 miles away, with a median of $65,810 and employment of 30. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,811, against $78,608 here.
• Rockford, IL is 72 miles away, with a median of $68,190 and employment of 50. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,996, against $78,608 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $81,360 and employment of 2,250. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,537, against $78,608 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (450 of 820,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.