High paying business and finance jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$125,810
Bachelor's degree
$64,820 – $390,2702,150
2Insurance Underwriters$106,570
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $134,090950
3Labor Relations Specialists$105,250
Bachelor's degree
$58,720 – $153,380510
4Management Analysts$102,900
Bachelor's degree
$68,290 – $161,1602,720
5Project Management Specialists$100,350
Bachelor's degree
$63,670 – $152,9306,790
6Financial and Investment Analysts$96,700
Bachelor's degree
$63,880 – $154,3502,280
7Loan Officers$83,660
Bachelor's degree
$49,400 – $156,8901,180
8Compliance Officers$81,540
Bachelor's degree
$60,830 – $131,9401,580
9Accountants and Auditors$80,290
Bachelor's degree
$60,340 – $132,1507,960
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,890 – $104,5702,620
11Logisticians$78,560
Bachelor's degree
$59,010 – $126,1301,480
12Cost Estimators$78,090
Bachelor's degree
$53,950 – $118,7001,400
13Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,860
Bachelor's degree
$52,540 – $117,540520
14Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,800
Bachelor's degree
$51,760 – $105,6002,490
15Human Resources Specialists$74,970
Bachelor's degree
$48,630 – $109,8405,050
16Training and Development Specialists$73,930
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $107,4902,780
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$73,880
Bachelor's degree
$44,780 – $131,2404,610
18Credit Analysts$71,690
Bachelor's degree
$58,560 – $133,050520
19Fundraisers$66,080
Bachelor's degree
$48,870 – $102,470820
20Financial Specialists, All Other$62,510
Bachelor's degree
$37,030 – $101,940710
21Business Operations Specialists, All Other$59,170
Bachelor's degree
$29,120 – $104,0204,730
22Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$56,090
Bachelor's degree
$36,110 – $95,200910
23Tax Preparers$50,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $73,130440

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMilwaukee-Waukesha, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$125,810	$64,820 – $390,270	2,150
2	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$106,570	$64,150 – $134,090	950
3	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$105,250	$58,720 – $153,380	510
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,900	$68,290 – $161,160	2,720
5	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,350	$63,670 – $152,930	6,790
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,700	$63,880 – $154,350	2,280
7	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,660	$49,400 – $156,890	1,180
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$81,540	$60,830 – $131,940	1,580
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,290	$60,340 – $132,150	7,960
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,770	$50,890 – $104,570	2,620
11	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,560	$59,010 – $126,130	1,480
12	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,090	$53,950 – $118,700	1,400
13	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,860	$52,540 – $117,540	520
14	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,800	$51,760 – $105,600	2,490
15	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$74,970	$48,630 – $109,840	5,050
16	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,930	$45,780 – $107,490	2,780
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,880	$44,780 – $131,240	4,610
18	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$71,690	$58,560 – $133,050	520
19	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,080	$48,870 – $102,470	820
20	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,510	$37,030 – $101,940	710
21	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,170	$29,120 – $104,020	4,730
22	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$56,090	$36,110 – $95,200	910
23	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,430	$36,680 – $73,130	440

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