Get paid $9,000 to move to Milwaukee

Get paid $9,000 to move to Milwaukee Milwaukee is partnering with Employ Milwaukee to offer financial incentives of up to $9,000 to out-of-staters who relocate to the city. Advertisement Updated: 6:57 PM CST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Hannah Hilyard Reporter Get paid $9,000 to move to Milwaukee Milwaukee is partnering with Employ Milwaukee to offer financial incentives of up to $9,000 to out-of-staters who relocate to the city. Updated: 6:57 PM CST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Hannah Hilyard Reporter MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee is partnering with Employ Milwaukee to offer up to $9,000 to reimburse out-of-state workers who move to the city. The relocation reimbursement ranges from $3,000 to $9,000, depending on household size, and is available to 50 eligible individuals or families with a household income above $55,000. Both homeowners and renters can apply for the incentive. Advertisement "Would some money motivate you to move to the city?" WISN 12 News asked some Marquette University students from out of state. "I love it in Milwaukee, and I liked to stay, so potentially — yeah," senior Gavin Murphy said. Sarah Sullivan, a Marquette junior from Massachusetts, expressed enthusiasm for the program. "I would say it definitely would, yes. I like it a lot here. I've really come to appreciate everything it has to offer, and who could say no to a little stipend to come to a great place?" Sullivan said. The goal of the program is to entice workers to the city. "It's a small, but I think, interesting approach," BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland said. Weiland notes the need to address the city's declining population. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Milwaukee's population is around 562,400 as of July 2025, showing a loss of nearly 15,000 residents since 2020 and more than 32,000 since 2010. "It suggests to me that it's not a healthy economy overall," Weiland said. "Growth of population is connected to economic growth, and certainly attracting talent is vital. So there's a lot of reasons why this is important to try and attract people," he said. To learn more about the incentive program, click here . Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Anthony Clark, a comedian and actor who starred on 'Yes, Dear,' dies WATCH: Baby bear captured on Ring camera 'ding-dong ditching' home at 2 a.m. Teen who has autism found alive after missing for nearly a week in the Australian woodlands Microsoft confirms Outlook outage affecting users worldwide