Home / Wages / Green Bay Green Bay salaries The median worker in the Green Bay, WI metro area earned $48,580 a year in 2024, about $23.36 an hour. That ranks #115 of the 391 metro areas published here, 1.9% below the national median.
Wisconsin
Median pay $48,580 $23.36 per hour
Vs national -1.9% U.S. $49,500
Workers 171,070 wage and salary
Metro rank #115 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Green Bay pays 0.7% less than Wisconsin as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 12.89× 1,390 $59,740 Food Batchmakers 8.5× 1,620 $46,520 Printing Press Operators 4.39× 710 $49,750 Butchers and Meat Cutters 4.17× 650 $37,430 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 4.01× 1,710 $46,540 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2.93× 520 $47,330 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2.41× 1,830 $72,800 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 2.29× 1,070 $64,620 Recreation Workers 2.09× 720 $33,280 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 2.02× 4,630 $57,890 Bartenders 1.93× 1,600 $22,910 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1.8× 1,180 $46,870
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Green Bay Occupation Median Hourly Employed Computer and Information Systems Managers $155,090 $74.56 410 Financial Managers $135,680 $65.23 800 Pharmacists $134,850 $64.83 290 Sales Managers $130,630 $62.81 450 Human Resources Managers $130,440 $62.71 210 Medical and Health Services Managers $127,920 $61.50 340 Nurse Practitioners $125,000 $60.10 270 Personal Financial Advisors $117,310 $56.40 220 Industrial Production Managers $114,630 $55.11 490 General and Operations Managers $112,030 $53.86 2,030 Construction Managers $105,980 $50.95 300 Lawyers $105,200 $50.58 300 Managers, All Other $104,730 $50.35 690 Administrative Services Managers $103,520 $49.77 230 Software Developers $101,610 $48.85 870 Data Scientists $100,820 $48.47 200 Physical Therapists $99,740 $47.95 280 Electrical Engineers $98,210 $47.22 200 Computer Systems Analysts $98,050 $47.14 300 Management Analysts $97,510 $46.88 550 First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $95,940 $46.13 380 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $94,210 $45.29 300 Mechanical Engineers $93,610 $45.01 450 Project Management Specialists $89,330 $42.95 1,060 Civil Engineers $88,520 $42.56 520 Industrial Engineers $85,590 $41.15 630 Dental Hygienists $83,960 $40.36 380 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $83,400 $40.10 740 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $82,190 $39.51 610 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $81,290 $39.08 470 Financial and Investment Analysts $81,040 $38.96 240 Occupational Therapists $80,470 $38.69 290 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $80,220 $38.57 590 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $80,030 $38.48 880 Registered Nurses $79,550 $38.24 4,740 Loan Officers $78,080 $37.54 260 Speech-Language Pathologists $78,010 $37.51 210 Accountants and Auditors $77,480 $37.25 1,380 Logisticians $75,570 $36.33 270 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $75,440 $36.27 300 Computer Occupations, All Other $75,100 $36.11 260 Sheet Metal Workers $75,010 $36.06 230 Insurance Sales Agents $74,740 $35.94 460 Electricians $74,080 $35.62 840 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $72,800 $35.00 1,830 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $72,620 $34.91 220 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $70,910 $34.09 360 Compliance Officers $70,720 $34.00 300 Correctional Officers and Jailers $70,700 $33.99 320 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $67,640 $32.52 210 Cost Estimators $67,560 $32.48 420 Social Workers, All Other $66,760 $32.10 270 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $66,000 $31.73 560 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $65,810 $31.64 1,470 Human Resources Specialists $65,460 $31.47 900 Operations Research Analysts $65,200 $31.35 290 Training and Development Specialists $65,120 $31.31 530 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $64,930 $31.22 780 Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,620 $31.07 1,070 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $64,340 $30.93 830
Where most people work Largest occupations in Green Bay by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Registered Nurses 4,740 $79,550 $38.24 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,630 $57,890 $27.83 Cashiers 4,020 $29,220 $14.05 Retail Salespersons 4,010 $33,390 $16.05 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 3,820 $41,810 $20.10 Customer Service Representatives 3,430 $46,290 $22.26 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,330 $33,970 $16.33 Fast Food and Counter Workers 3,120 $28,620 $13.76 Office Clerks, General 2,960 $44,160 $21.23 Waiters and Waitresses 2,600 $28,820 $13.86 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 2,330 $62,000 $29.81 Stockers and Order Fillers 2,300 $32,060 $15.42 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,290 $35,570 $17.10 General and Operations Managers 2,030 $112,030 $53.86 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1,920 $45,920 $22.08 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1,830 $72,800 $35.00 Nursing Assistants 1,810 $42,760 $20.56 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1,710 $46,540 $22.38 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,670 $52,340 $25.16 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,640 $48,020 $23.09
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Wisconsin metro areas Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 1,931,660 workers $57,640 Madison 405,450 workers $54,620 Oshkosh-Neenah 93,760 workers $50,320 Milwaukee-Waukesha 819,450 workers $49,720 Fond du Lac 44,700 workers $49,590 Sheboygan 60,670 workers $49,300 Green Bay pay: common questions What is the average salary in Green Bay? The median across all occupations is $48,580 , or $23.36 an hour, covering 171,070 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,100, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Green Bay pay more than the rest of Wisconsin? No. The metro median of $48,580 is 0.7% below the Wisconsin median of $48,930. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Green Bay? Computer and Information Systems Managers ($155,090), Financial Managers ($135,680), Pharmacists ($134,850). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Green Bay unusually full of? Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, at 12.89× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.