Customer Support Specialist salary in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI

Pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant against Wisconsin and the US

The middle half of customer support specialists in Racine-Mount Pleasant earns $37,660–$56,430. The top tenth earns $64,540 or more, 2.0 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.0 times. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $18,770 wide, wider than in Wisconsin as a whole ($17,820) and the US ($14,910), so what a customer support specialist earns in Racine-Mount Pleasant depends more on the employer.

What to budget for a customer support specialist here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $9,130 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $9,640, or about $12,439 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $44,770 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Racine-Mount Pleasant, and the Wisconsin statewide median of $46,970 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Racine-Mount Pleasant

At the $46,790 median, a local hire costs about $60,374 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $13,584 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

Our open customer support specialist roles pay $700–$1,000 a month under a direct contract. The one-time fee is $2,500³ with a 180-day replacement; paying through Deel adds $49 a month⁴. Change any number below to match your plan.

A local hire here costs about 4.5 times as much as a remote hire in year one at the midpoint of our range. From year two, when the fee drops out, it is 5.6 times the remote figure of $10,788. About the candidates: most apply through our assessment platform with a written and a spoken English task; each profile shows the English level (B1–C2); Silkstaff interviews every shortlisted candidate live, in English, before you meet them.

Other roles in Racine-Mount Pleasant

Of the 16 roles we track in Racine-Mount Pleasant, this one ranks #14 by median pay, between HR assistants ($46,890) and virtual receptionists ($43,410). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,460.

Measured against the US median, customer support specialists rank #3 of the 16 roles we track in Racine-Mount Pleasant (+4.5%), between office managers (+6.3%) and medical administrative assistants (+4.0%). The typical role here is at -4.5%, so, measured against the US, customer support specialists cost more in Racine-Mount Pleasant than the area's general pay level would suggest. Customer support specialists hold 18.1% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Racine-Mount Pleasant, 18.2% across Wisconsin and 16.4% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Wisconsin

Across the 17 areas of Wisconsin with data for this job, the median runs from $43,240 in Oshkosh-Neenah to $48,360 in Kenosha, a gap of $5,120 a year. Of the 10 areas in Wisconsin with more customer support specialists than Racine-Mount Pleasant, 7 pay less, the largest of them the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area ($45,850), Appleton, WI ($45,760) and the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area ($44,830).

Racine-Mount Pleasant against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Racine-Mount Pleasant is #306 of 520 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Wisconsin, Durham-Chapel Hill and Bellingham pay just above Racine-Mount Pleasant and Spokane-Spokane Valley and Springfield just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in Racine-Mount Pleasant. Of the three markets with about as many customer support specialists, none pays as much.

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