How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Milwaukee, WI?

The median hourly wage is $37.55. The middle half earn between $29.50 and $46.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Milwaukee, WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.71 an hour ($55,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.50.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Milwaukee or Minneapolis?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $78,110 in Milwaukee and $128,020 in Minneapolis, a 39% difference.

How does Milwaukee pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?

The Milwaukee median of $78,110 is 1% more than the Wisconsin median of $77,640.

Elevator mechanic salary in Milwaukee, WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI area earn a median of $78,110 a year, or $37.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $129,960. Statewide, elevator mechanics earn a median of $77,640; Milwaukee is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$78,110

Bottom 10% under$55,560Top 10% over$129,960

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $26.71/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $80,580
Median hourly pay: $37.55/hr
vs U.S. median: −29%
vs Wisconsin median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33340, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$55,560–$61,360$26.71–$29.50/hr
Mechanic	$78,110$37.55/hr
Top earners	$96,530–$129,960$46.41–$62.48/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Milwaukee, WI compares

Milwaukee ranks 2nd of 3 Wisconsin metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in the Milwaukee area as nationally: 0.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $129,960, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $55,560: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Wisconsin metro areas

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Milwaukee, WI?: Elevator mechanics in the Milwaukee–Waukesha, WI area earn a median of $78,110 a year, or $37.55 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $129,960.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Milwaukee, WI?: The median hourly wage is $37.55. The middle half earn between $29.50 and $46.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Milwaukee, WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $26.71 an hour ($55,560 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.50.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Milwaukee or Minneapolis?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $78,110 in Milwaukee and $128,020 in Minneapolis, a 39% difference.
How does Milwaukee pay compare with the rest of Wisconsin?: The Milwaukee median of $78,110 is 1% more than the Wisconsin median of $77,640.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 33340 (Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (96.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures