Exactly 2,260 of the 5,540 information technology professionals employed in Wisconsin, work in Milwaukee. There has been a 87% decline in the number of information technology professionals in Milwaukee between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for information technology professionals in Milwaukee has decreased, overall employment in Milwaukee has increased.

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In Milwaukee, salaries for information technology professionals have increased. Milwaukee information technology professionals made $110,220 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, information technology professionals in Milwaukee made an average salary of $66,677 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee information technology professionals earn a median yearly salary of $107,090. The 10% of information technology professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $75,190 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $149,050 per year.

Information technology professional salaries in Milwaukee are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 6 accredited information technology schools in the city. Many of Milwaukee's information technology professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Milwaukee's information technology schools offer 7 information technology degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 179 students graduated from information technology courses in 2010.