Pay and cost of living in St. Croix County, WI
Across the 64 occupations we cover in St. Croix County, WI, the middle median salary is $55,935 a year. Pay runs from $25,920 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $178,080 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $152,160. Wages come from the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in St. Croix County, WI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,427 a month and a two-bedroom $1,734. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $24,287 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $53,796 a year, and 62 of the 64 occupations listed here (97%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in St. Croix County, WI
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for St. Croix County, WI, set beside the Wisconsin and national medians.
Median household income in St. Croix County, WI is $103,046, 33% above the Wisconsin median of $77,485 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($17,124) equals 16.6% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $55,935, is 46% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in St. Croix County, WI pay a median of $4,420 a year in real estate taxes, 17% above the Wisconsin median of $3,792. With a median home value of $377,700, 42% above the Wisconsin median of $266,500, the ratio of the two medians is 1.17% a year.
Renters in St. Croix County, WI pay a median gross rent of $1,271 a month in the Census survey, 17% above the Wisconsin median of $1,087. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,427; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in St. Croix County, WI who travel to a workplace spend an average of 27.0 minutes each way, 22% above the Wisconsin average of 22.2. 16.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.