How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $25,470 and the 90th percentile is $38,940. The difference is $13,470, which is 52.9% 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 $25,470 to the 75th at $34,350, covers $8,880.

The mean annual wage is $30,410, which sits above the median of $25,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 28.9% lower than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $26,275, which is 26.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.5% lower than the Wisconsin median of $31,240.

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 $25,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $26,275 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 9th of 9 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).).

• Rockford, IL is 72 miles away, with a median of $31,200 and employment of 30. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,856, against $26,275 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $39,930 and employment of 2,300. That median is 56.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,544, against $26,275 here.
• Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $25,850. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $26,571, against $26,275 here.