BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI was 96.9, or 3.1% below the national price level. Its housing index was 97.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$69,096
WageScope divides the published Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-8031 and BLS area 33340.
Questions, answered
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: common questions
What is the median wage for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $66,980 per year for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators pay higher in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI than nationally?
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI's published median was 11.6% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 96.9 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs does BLS estimate in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?
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$62,540/year
128,490
1.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI was 11.6% above the U.S. median for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. It ranked 76 of 367 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median says in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI at $66,980 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-8031 and BLS area 33340.
BLS lists 440 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $67,590 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI's Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median is 11.6% above the U.S. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $60,020 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 51-8031 with area 33340
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-8031 and area 33340. SOC 51-8031 names Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Area 33340 names Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-8031/33340 row reports 440 wage and salary jobs, 0.54 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.65 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-8031/33340, the annual median is $66,980 per year, while the matching mean is $67,590 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
51-8031/33340 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 33340 facts behind this Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators page
Area 33340 reports 820,780 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $67,440. Its annual median is $51,160. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-8031 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI runs from $30,010 at the 10th percentile to $114,320 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,940. The median is $51,160. The 75th percentile is $79,440. This is a place check, not a pay range for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 33340. They do not show related skills or a path into Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
1. Area 33340, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 30,090 jobs, $37,020 annual median, 36.66 jobs per 1,000, and 1.32 location quotient.
2. Area 33340, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 22,400 jobs, $97,360 annual median, 27.29 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 33340, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 19,810 jobs, $44,840 annual median, 24.13 jobs per 1,000, and 1.27 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI wage ladder for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
The 10th percentile is $51,010 per year. The 25th percentile is $56,570 per year. The median is $66,980 per year. The 75th percentile is $75,280 per year. The 90th percentile is $84,870 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $56,570 per year to $75,280 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $33,860. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI with its state and the U.S.
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has a annual median of $66,980 per year. Wisconsin has $63,550 per year. The U.S. row has $60,020 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 5.4% above Wisconsin on the same published median. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 11.6% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI sits for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ranks 76 of 367 among metro areas with a published annual median for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 76 of 367 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
73. Green Bay, WI has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $67,190 per year, 140 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.95.
74. Worcester, MA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $67,190 per year, 360 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.23.
75. Albany, OR has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $67,060 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.96.
Pay leaders
Where Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-8031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $125,160 per year. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI sits at $66,980 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $125,160 per year, or $58,180 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 1,040 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 0.53.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $108,190 per year, or $41,210 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 460 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 0.49.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators in this same-source set, at 3,690 jobs. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has 440. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 3,690 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 3,250 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $83,320 per year, or $16,340 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.47.
2. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 2,570 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 2,130 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $63,660 per year, or $3,320 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Local-share leaders
Where Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators takes the largest share of local jobs
Farmington, NM has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 5.07. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI has 0.65. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Farmington, NM has a location quotient of 5.07, a gap of 4.42 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 200 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $48,080 per year, or $18,900 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
2. Santa Fe, NM has a location quotient of 4.65, a gap of 4.00 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 240 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $69,870 per year, or $2,890 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Job scale and share
How common Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
BLS lists 440 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. It also lists 0.54 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.65. A value of 1 means Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators beside other roles in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
The all-occupations median in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $51,160 per year. The Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median is $66,980 per year. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators is 30.9% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, SOC 41-3091, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $64,890 per year. BLS lists 6,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $61,480 per year. BLS lists 6,620 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI table, at 30,090 jobs. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators has 440 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 820,780. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 30,090 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 29,650 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $37,020 per year, or $29,960 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.32.
2. Registered Nurses has 22,400 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 21,960 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $97,360 per year, or $30,380 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI role table, at $125,490 per year. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators has $66,980 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,160 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $125,490 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $58,510 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 10,480 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 0.57.
2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $100,350 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $33,370 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 6,790 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.21.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI role table, at 1.84. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators has 0.65. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.84 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 1.19 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 7,330 jobs and a median of $25,970 per year, or $41,010 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 1.75 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 1.10 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 6,230 jobs and a median of $75,660 per year, or $8,680 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
Price-level view
What $66,980 may mean after the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 96.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 3.1% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $66,980 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median by 96.9 divided by 100. The result is $69,096 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 97.1. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 91.6. Other services are 99.4. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI row
The employment RSE for this Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators row is 10.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 440 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $67,590 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. It uses a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $66,980 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators row for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 440 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.65 is not a growth score. Rank 76 of 367 is not a place score. The 96.9 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-8031 in BLS area 33340. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 440 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
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4. Area 33340, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 18,850 jobs, $34,410 annual median, 22.97 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
5. Area 33340, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 17,490 jobs, $28,440 annual median, 21.31 jobs per 1,000, and 0.86 location quotient.
6. Area 33340, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 15,050 jobs, $30,400 annual median, 18.34 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
77. Ann Arbor, MI has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $66,770 per year, 130 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.69.
78. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $66,680 per year, 1,650 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.69.
79. Missoula, MT has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $66,550 per year, 60 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.02.
3. Vallejo, CA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $106,150 per year, or $39,170 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 1.67.
4. Napa, CA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $101,540 per year, or $34,560 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 1.61.
5. Fairbanks-College, AK has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $99,840 per year, or $32,860 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 1.25.
6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $99,010 per year, or $32,030 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 830 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 0.48.
7. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $94,060 per year, or $27,080 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 1.01.
8. Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA has a Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators median of $88,270 per year, or $21,290 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 440 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The location quotient is 0.66.
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 2,230 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,790 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $82,460 per year, or $15,480 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.43.
4. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 1,980 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,540 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $51,940 per year, or $15,040 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.73.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 1,910 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,470 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $51,780 per year, or $15,200 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.57.
6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1,770 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,330 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $79,290 per year, or $12,310 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.47.
7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 1,650 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,210 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $66,680 per year, or $300 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.69.
8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 1,630 estimated Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs, a gap of 1,190 jobs from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its median is $73,600 per year, or $6,620 above Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Its location quotient is 0.63.
3. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ has a location quotient of 4.24, a gap of 3.59 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 200 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $52,570 per year, or $14,410 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
4. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH has a location quotient of 3.8, a gap of 3.15 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 110 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $48,830 per year, or $18,150 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
5. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ has a location quotient of 3.21, a gap of 2.56 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 90 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $48,930 per year, or $18,050 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
6. Rapid City, SD has a location quotient of 3.18, a gap of 2.53 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 190 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $57,780 per year, or $9,200 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
7. Punta Gorda, FL has a location quotient of 3.1, a gap of 2.45 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 150 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $53,600 per year, or $13,380 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
8. Las Cruces, NM has a location quotient of 3.08, a gap of 2.43 from Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. BLS lists 200 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators jobs and a median of $47,350 per year, or $19,630 below Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $73,880 per year. BLS lists 10,790 jobs and a location quotient of 1.65.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $73,970 per year. BLS lists 6,310 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $59,580 per year. BLS lists 10,250 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, SOC 51-1011, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $75,660 per year. BLS lists 6,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.75.
7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $56,320 per year. BLS lists 8,270 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
8. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median of $80,290 per year. BLS lists 7,960 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 19,810 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 19,370 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $44,840 per year, or $22,140 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.27.
4. Retail Salespersons has 18,850 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 18,410 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $34,410 per year, or $32,570 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 0.92.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 17,490 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 17,050 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $28,440 per year, or $38,540 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 0.86.
6. Cashiers has 15,050 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 14,610 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $30,400 per year, or $36,580 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 0.92.
7. Office Clerks, General has 14,820 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 14,380 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $44,040 per year, or $22,940 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.14.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 14,380 jobs in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 13,940 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its median is $36,620 per year, or $30,360 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.23.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $97,360 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $30,380 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 22,400 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.26.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,290 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $13,310 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 7,960 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.04.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $75,660 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $8,680 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 6,230 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.75.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $73,970 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $6,990 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 6,310 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 0.83.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $73,880 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $6,900 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 10,790 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.65.
8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $64,890 per year in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, or $2,090 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 6,830 jobs, compared with 440 for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. Its location quotient is 1.03.
3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.65 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 1.00 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 10,790 jobs and a median of $73,880 per year, or $6,900 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
4. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.5 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 0.85 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 7,200 jobs and a median of $42,920 per year, or $24,060 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
5. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.42 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 0.77 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 10,520 jobs and a median of $45,770 per year, or $21,210 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.32 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 0.67 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 30,090 jobs and a median of $37,020 per year, or $29,960 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.27 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 0.62 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 19,810 jobs and a median of $44,840 per year, or $22,140 below Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.26 in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, a gap of 0.61 from Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators. BLS lists 22,400 jobs and a median of $97,360 per year, or $30,380 above Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (51-8031/33340) | BLS 2025
