Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI was $75,660 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $61,630 and $86,540.

The Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI median is $1,210 above the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about milwaukee-Waukesha, WI?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: median $75,660; published 25th to 75th percentile $61,630 to $86,540.

Annual wage percentiles, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$52,040	$61,630	$75,660	$86,540	$102,740

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI: median $36.37; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.63 to $41.61.

Hourly wage percentiles, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.02	$29.63	$36.37	$41.61	$49.40

BLS estimated 6,230 workers employed in this occupation in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Location quotient: 1.75.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $75,660. The all-occupations median in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is $51,160. Ratio: 1.48 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.75 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Packaging Supervisor in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$61,630	$76,260	$83,860
May 2025	$61,630	$75,660	$86,540

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$74,670	$60,400 to $86,550
Kenosha, WI	$70,470	$60,260 to $83,680

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