Virtual receptionist in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area: cost vs in-house

Pay in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area against Wisconsin and the US

Virtual receptionists at the 90th percentile earn $47,900, 1.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 1.7. The middle half of virtual receptionists in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area earns $35,620–$45,200. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $9,580 wide, against $10,570 across Wisconsin and $11,170 nationally: employers in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a virtual receptionist here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $6,310 over the median, the 25th only $3,270 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $8,142 a year in employer cost. 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 $38,010 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area, and the Wisconsin statewide median of $41,150 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area

At the $38,890 median, a local hire costs about $50,181 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $11,291 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area, this one ranks #16 by median pay, between e-commerce order specialists ($44,810) and data entry specialists ($37,960). Project Coordinator is the highest at $91,460.

Measured against the US median, this job is the best paid of the 17 roles we track in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area (+2.3%); marketing specialists come last (-22.2%). The typical role here is at -7.6%, so, measured against the US, virtual receptionists cost more in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Virtual receptionists hold 10.4% of the jobs in the 16 of these roles with a job count in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area, 9.1% across Wisconsin and 5.8% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Wisconsin

Across the 17 areas of Wisconsin with data for this job, the median runs from $38,630 in Janesville-Beloit to $45,430 in Sheboygan, a gap of $6,800 a year. All 3 areas in Wisconsin with more virtual receptionists than the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area also pay more, among them Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ($42,920) and Madison, WI ($43,600).

the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area is #100 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Wisconsin, Merced and Greeley pay just above the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area and Dubuque and Hartford-West Hartford just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the South Central Wisconsin nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many virtual receptionists, all three pay more.

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