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Salaries & Cost of Living in Pierce County, WI

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 44 occupations in Pierce County, WI.

Jobs listed
44
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Median of medians
$55,935
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,427
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
42 of 44

Pay and cost of living in Pierce County, WI

Pierce County, WI is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI labor market, and this page summarizes 44 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $55,935 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $165,620, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $25,920.

A one-bedroom apartment in Pierce County, WI has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,427 a month and a two-bedroom $1,734. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $24,287 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,931 a year, and 42 of the 44 occupations listed here (95%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Pierce County, WI or against other counties.

All jobs in Pierce County, WI, highest paying first

Showing 1–44 of 44.

Occupations in Pierce County, WI ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$165,620$116,509$7,685
2Lawyers$159,620$112,726$7,370
3Software Developers$130,920$94,630$5,862
4Industrial Engineers$104,730$77,830$4,462
5General and Operations Managers$103,570$77,076$4,399
6Registered Nurses$103,040$76,731$4,370
7Management Analysts$101,560$75,768$4,290
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$97,910$73,394$4,092
9Project Management Specialists$97,860$73,361$4,090
10Accountants and Auditors$86,500$65,971$3,474
11Human Resources Specialists$80,330$61,958$3,139
12Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730$61,568$3,107
13Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,010$61,099$3,068
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$78,470$60,748$3,038
15First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$78,410$60,709$3,035
16Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$77,120$59,870$2,965
17Carpenters$74,060$57,879$2,799
18Computer User Support Specialists$64,890$51,914$2,302
19Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$64,200$51,463$2,265
20Construction Laborers$61,970$49,789$2,125
21Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,470$48,663$2,031
22Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$57,790$46,652$1,864
23Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$54,080$43,868$1,632
24First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$51,760$42,127$1,487
25Light Truck Drivers$49,670$40,558$1,356
26Customer Service Representatives$49,480$40,415$1,344
27Office Clerks, General$48,790$39,898$1,301
28Nursing Assistants$48,020$39,320$1,253
29Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,320$38,794$1,209
30Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$47,200$38,704$1,201
31Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$47,160$38,674$1,199
32First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,110$37,886$1,133
33Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$45,310$37,286$1,083
34Security Guards$43,430$35,873$966
35Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$40,800$33,876$799
36Cooks, Restaurant$39,640$32,995$726
37Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,860$32,402$676
38Stockers and Order Fillers$37,440$31,324$586
39Retail Salespersons$36,670$30,739$538
40Cashiers$35,760$30,048$480
41Food Preparation Workers$35,100$29,547$438
42Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,040$27,982$308
43Bartenders$27,600$23,837−$38
44Waiters and Waitresses$25,920$22,512−$148