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Financial Managers salary in Appleton, WI

Median pay for financial managers in Appleton, WI: $129,170/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $85,950 – $208,010 · about 430 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$2,640 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Appleton

With Appleton's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $129,170 has the buying power of about $137,802 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,958 · median home $350,370 · median rent $1,217/mo.

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How Appleton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Appleton, WI is 112th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Appleton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 97th.

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

What that salary buys in Appleton

A median home in Appleton, WI costs $350,370 — about 2.7× 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 $1,217/mo works out at 11% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Appleton.

MetroMedian payvs AppletonRent vs Appleton
New York, NY $215,630 +67% 2.9×
San Jose, CA $211,850 +64%
San Francisco, CA $203,620 +58% 2.7×
Boulder, CO $176,880 +37% 1.9×

Same job elsewhere in WI

MetroMedian payvs AppletonRent vs Appleton
Madison, WI $140,410 +9% 1.4×
Milwaukee, WI $135,880 +5% 1.3×
Green Bay, WI $129,470 +0%

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

Who hires financial managers around Appleton

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

Other jobs in Appleton

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.