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

Percentile spread

For Psychologists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $55,020 and the 90th percentile is $151,030. The difference is $96,010, which is 119.7% 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 $76,810 to the 75th at $117,500, covers $40,690.

The mean annual wage is $102,560, which sits above the median of $80,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is 27.6% lower than the national median of $110,840 for Psychologists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,734, which is 25.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% lower than the Wisconsin median of $81,860.

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 $80,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychologists, All Other at $82,734 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychologists, All Other. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 5th of 10 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 $64,420 and employment of 30. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,905, against $82,734 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 80 miles away, with a median of $69,820 and employment of 920. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,397, against $82,734 here.
• Madison, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $85,100 and employment of 210. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,473, against $82,734 here.

Employment share

Psychologists, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (450 of 820,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.53 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.