Registered Nurses salary in Green Bay, WI

Median pay for registered nurses in Green Bay, WI: $80,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $67,460 – $99,420 · about 4,410 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$520 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Green Bay

With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $80,290 has the buying power of about $87,087 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.

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How Green Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 104th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 86th.

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

What that salary buys in Green Bay

A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 4.3× 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 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses 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
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+133%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+126%	2.8×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+123%	3.1×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+97%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Green Bay	Rent vs Green Bay
Madison, WI	$86,500	+8%	1.4×
Milwaukee, WI	$82,780	+3%	1.3×
Appleton, WI	$80,500	+0%	1×

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

Who hires registered nurses around Green Bay

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Bellin Health · Healthcare

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