Salary and cost of living across Wisconsin
This page covers 10 Wisconsin counties and 64 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $47,930 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $806 a month in Green County, WI to $1,427 in St. Croix County, WI. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, St. Croix County, WI has the highest median-of-medians pay at $55,935. Milwaukee County, WI has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.