Cost of hiring in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area

The employer pays more than the wage: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², so a $45,850 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $59,161 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area against the US

The Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area pays above the US median for 3 of the 17 roles, most of all for virtual receptionists (+5.9%) and customer support specialists (+2.4%), and below it for 14, furthest for e-commerce order specialists (-25.3%). The middle gap across all 17 is -9.7%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for virtual receptionists, #79 of 521 areas by median pay; its lowest is for e-commerce order specialists, #282 of 287.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area has more virtual receptionists (13.5% of these jobs here, against 5.7% nationally) and e-commerce order specialists (0.7% against 0.5%), and fewer medical administrative assistants (2.1% against 6.1%) and paralegals (0.9% against 2.5%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Savannah, GA is nearest, at -9.7%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, sales development representatives in the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area span $37,960–$126,000, the widest band (3.3×); medical administrative assistants the narrowest, $38,610–$57,770. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 15 of 17 roles, marketing specialists most ($43,390–$155,480 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives, marketing specialists, recruiters and 2 more roles: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($70,850 against a $61,040 median for sales development representatives).

the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area against Wisconsin

Against Wisconsin as a whole, the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area pays less for every one of the 17 roles with a statewide figure. It comes closest for project coordinators (-1.9%) and is furthest below for e-commerce order specialists (-27.7%). It has the lowest median in Wisconsin for office managers and e-commerce order specialists.

Other areas in Wisconsin

By jobs in these roles, the Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetro area is #4 of 17 areas in Wisconsin. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from Milwaukee-Waukesha to Racine-Mount Pleasant.

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