Accountants & Auditors salary in Milwaukee, WI

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Milwaukee, WI: $78,260/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $54,760 – $128,690 · about 8,600 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$3,970 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Milwaukee

With Milwaukee's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $78,260 has the buying power of about $81,800 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $72,937 · median home $390,238 · median rent $1,538/mo.

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How Milwaukee ranks for this job

On raw pay, Milwaukee, WI is 55th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Milwaukee's cost of living is applied, it ranks 37th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Milwaukee sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Milwaukee

A median home in Milwaukee, WI costs $390,238 — about 5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,538/mo works out at 24% 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 Milwaukee.

Metro	Median pay	vs Milwaukee	Rent vs Milwaukee
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+46%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+33%	2.1×
New York, NY	$103,900	+33%	2.3×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+24%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Milwaukee	Rent vs Milwaukee
Madison, WI	$78,000	+0%	1.1×
Appleton, WI	$76,980	−2%	0.8×
Green Bay, WI	$75,320	−4%	0.8×

Staying in WI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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