How much do Drafters, All Other make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $56,560 and the 90th percentile is $102,930. The difference is $46,370, which is 57.6% 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 $79,590 to the 75th at $92,690, covers $13,100.

The mean annual wage is $82,450, which sits above the median of $80,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 26.7% higher than the national median of $63,520 for Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,013, which is 30.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $73,040.

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 $80,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drafters, All Other at $83,013 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drafters, All Other. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 1st of 5 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 $53,300 and employment of 120. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,450, against $83,013 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 108 miles away, with a median of $56,280 and employment of 40. That median is 30.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,460, against $83,013 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 109 miles away, with a median of $66,240 and employment of 50. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,328, against $83,013 here.