Average Salary in Wisconsin
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Wisconsin. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$61,690Rank #31 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,930Rank #23 of 51
- Median household income$77,488ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity94.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,558Rank #29 at national prices
- Total employment2,923,420Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $61,690 is $12,760 (26.1 %) above the median of $48,930, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Wisconsin are about 5.9 % below the national average (RPP 94.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Wisconsin buys what $65,558 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Wisconsin is $77,488 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Wisconsin
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $155,270 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $144,300 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $141,090 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $114,030 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $105,540 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $103,440 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $97,360 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $96,450 |
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