How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, the published 10th percentile is $47,520 and the 90th percentile is $84,340. The difference is $36,820, which is 45.7% 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 $59,220 to the 75th at $84,340, covers $25,120.

The mean annual wage is $71,970, which sits below the median of $80,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 61.4% higher than the national median of $49,910 for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,095, which is 66.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $63,320.

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 $80,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers at $83,095 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 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. 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 $50,650. That median is 37.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,892, against $83,095 here.
• Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $63,900 and employment of 40. That median is 20.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,682, against $83,095 here.
• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 109 miles away, with a median of $45,920 and employment of 80. That median is 43% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,061, against $83,095 here.