Exactly 1,860 of the 4,860 advertising professionals employed in Wisconsin, work in Milwaukee. The number of advertising professionals in Milwaukee has grown by 4% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for advertising professionals in Milwaukee has increased, overall employment in Milwaukee has also increased.

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As the number of advertising professionals in Milwaukee has grown, salaries for advertising professionals have also increased. In 2010 advertising professionals in Milwaukee reportedly earned an average salary of $70,795 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, advertising professionals in Milwaukee made an average salary of $63,015 per year. The growth in the salary of advertising professionals in Milwaukee is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Milwaukee advertising professionals earn a median yearly salary of $64,842. The 10% of advertising professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $36,765 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $115,645 per year.

Milwaukee advertising professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 3 accredited advertising schools in the city. Many of Milwaukee's advertising professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in advertising offered by Milwaukee's advertising schools.

In 2010 approximately 97 students completed advertising courses.