Median: $23,460 / year · $11.28 / hr · 2025
32% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $34,340
$20,401
On a $23,460 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$24,931
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Wisconsin RPP is 94.1 (6% below the U.S. average).
Wisconsin ranks #44 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($23,460).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Hawaii | $76,490 |
| #2 | New York | $61,210 |
| #3 | Washington | $55,830 |
| #4 | District of Columbia | $53,920 |
| #5 | Maine | $48,920 |
| #6 | Virginia | $47,070 |
| #7 | Vermont | $45,450 |
| #8 | Arizona | $45,070 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $44,020 |
| #10 | Oregon | $38,900 |
| #11 | Connecticut | $38,780 |
| #12 | Colorado | $38,170 |
| #13 | Maryland | $37,580 |
| #14 | Massachusetts | $37,440 |
| #15 | New Mexico | $36,980 |
| #16 | Delaware | $36,840 |
| #17 | Michigan | $36,780 |
| #18 | North Carolina | $36,470 |
| #19 | Rhode Island | $36,410 |
| #20 | California | $36,220 |
| #21 | Florida | $35,150 |
| #22 | Utah | $32,150 |
| #23 | Illinois | $31,200 |
| #24 | Ohio | $30,880 |
| #25 | Alaska | $30,460 |
| #26 | Nebraska | $30,180 |
| #27 | Missouri | $30,090 |
| #28 | West Virginia | $29,630 |
| #29 | South Dakota | $29,400 |
| #30 | North Dakota | $29,040 |
| #31 | New Hampshire | $28,800 |
| #32 | Kentucky | $28,780 |
| #33 | Pennsylvania | $28,420 |
| #34 | Mississippi | $28,320 |
| #35 | Alabama | $27,980 |
| #36 | Kansas | $27,940 |
| #37 | Tennessee | $27,480 |
| #38 | Nevada | $27,460 |
| #39 | Idaho | $27,240 |
| #40 | Minnesota | $26,900 |
| #41 | Montana | $26,010 |
| #42 | Arkansas | $25,090 |
| #43 | Oklahoma | $24,790 |
| #44 | Wisconsin | $23,460 |
| #45 | Georgia | $22,830 |
| #46 | Indiana | $22,770 |
| #47 | Texas | $22,690 |
| #48 | Wyoming | $22,030 |
| #49 | Iowa | $21,720 |
| #50 | Louisiana | $20,850 |
| #51 Lowest | South Carolina | $19,370 |