Accountants & Auditors salary in Green Bay, WI
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Green Bay, WI: $75,320/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,040 – $119,980 · about 1,460 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$1,030 (+1%).
What it's really worth in Green Bay
With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $75,320 has the buying power of about $81,696 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.
How Green Bay ranks for this job
On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 89th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 38th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Green Bay is one of the places where accountants & auditors gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Green Bay
A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 4.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,179/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where accountants & auditors earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Green Bay.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +51% | 3.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +38% | 2.8× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +38% | 3× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +29% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in WI
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $78,260 | +4% | 1.3× |
| Madison, WI | $78,000 | +4% | 1.4× |
| Appleton, WI | $76,980 | +2% | 1× |
Staying in WI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires accountants & auditors around Green Bay
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Humana · Finance
- PCMC · Manufacturing
- Schreiber Foods · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Green Bay
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.