SOC 51-9199 · Production Occupations · May 2025

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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $44,230. The 10th percentile is $29,310 and the 90th percentile is $59,610. Employment is 1,870.

Median annual wage

$44,230

10th percentile
$29,310
25th percentile
$36,590
Median
$44,230
75th percentile
$48,480
90th percentile
$59,610
Mean
$44,410

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $29,310 and the 90th percentile is $59,610. The difference is $30,300, which is 68.5% 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 $36,590 to the 75th at $48,480, covers $11,890.

The mean annual wage is $44,410, which sits above the median of $44,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,628, which is 13.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $42,850.

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 $44,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $45,628 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Production Workers, All Other. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 9th of 32 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 $41,990 and employment of 160. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,757, against $45,628 here.
  • Kenosha, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $46,590 and employment of 180. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,075, against $45,628 here.
  • Sheboygan, WI is 57 miles away, with a median of $37,480 and employment of 90. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,866, against $45,628 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (1,870 of 820,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Production Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

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

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $44,230. The 10th percentile is $29,310 and the 90th percentile is $59,610. Employment is 1,870.

How does that compare with the national median for Production Workers, All Other?

The local median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $40,110.

What is Production Workers, All Other pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.937, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,230 is $45,628. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI compare with nearby metros for Production Workers, All Other?

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 10 miles away, at $41,990. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 9th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.