Cost of hiring in the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area

Median pay by role in the Western 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 $46,170 median for customer support specialists, the largest of these jobs here, comes to about $59,574 a year. That is an estimate: benefit levels vary by employer.

the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area against the US

The Western Wisconsin nonmetro area pays above the US median for 4 of the 17 roles, most of all for virtual receptionists (+4.0%) and customer support specialists (+3.1%), and below it for 10, furthest for marketing specialists (-22.8%). For recruiters, data entry specialists and payroll specialists it is within 1% of the US figure. The middle gap across all 17 is -3.7%: for most of these roles, hiring costs less here than at the US median. Its best national standing is for recruiters, #88 of 521 areas by median pay; its lowest is for project coordinators, #367 of 518.

Compared with the US mix of these jobs, the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area has more payroll specialists (1.9% of these jobs here, against 1.0% nationally) and HR assistants (1.1% against 0.6%), and fewer paralegals (1.0% against 2.5%) and executive assistants (1.3% against 2.9%). Metro areas in other states with the closest overall pay level, measured the same way, are listed below; Cleveland, OH is nearest, at -3.7%.

How far pay spreads inside each role

From the 10th to the 90th percentile, sales development representatives in the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area span $37,130–$105,960, the widest band (2.9×); medical administrative assistants the narrowest, $42,450–$56,760. Offers cluster nearer the median than nationally for 16 of 17 roles, marketing specialists most ($43,390–$155,480 across the US). Budget from the median for sales development representatives, paralegals and accountants: a few well-paid jobs lift the average ($67,950 against a $58,140 median for sales development representatives).

the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area against Wisconsin

Against Wisconsin as a whole, the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area pays more for 4 of 17 roles, led by recruiters (+8.3%) and data entry specialists (+8.0%), and less for 13, most of all project coordinators (-13.5%). It has the highest median in Wisconsin for HR assistants.

Other areas in Wisconsin

By jobs in these roles, the Western Wisconsin nonmetro area is #8 of 17 areas in Wisconsin. The table shows the areas closest to it in size, from Green Bay to Kenosha.

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