H1B Salary/By Location/Wisconsin

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B prevailing wages in Wisconsin

H1B wages in Wisconsin are set by metro area, not statewide. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes Level I to IV prevailing wages for each of these 19 wage areas. Pick a metro to see the legal minimum H1B salary by occupation.

Metro areas in Wisconsin

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington141Madison129Milwaukee-Waukesha127Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area96Duluth94South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area89Green Bay85La Crosse-Onalaska82Appleton76Oshkosh-Neenah73Eau Claire71Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area70Kenosha66Janesville-Beloit65Wausau63Racine-Mount Pleasant62Sheboygan58Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area54Fond du Lac53

Questions about H1B wages in Wisconsin

What are the H1B prevailing wages in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has 19 distinct wage areas, each with its own H1B prevailing wage set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages are not statewide: the same occupation has a different legal minimum in each metro. Pick a metro below to see Level I to IV wages by occupation.

Are H1B wages set by state or by metro?

By metro area, not by state. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes prevailing wages for each metropolitan wage area using BLS OEWS survey data, so Wisconsin has 19 separate wage schedules.

Where does this Wisconsin wage data come from?

From the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC prevailing wage data, based on BLS OEWS surveys, for the 2025-26 wage year. The published figure is the legal minimum, so actual pay is often higher.

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