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Rankings › Real Paycheck › Wisconsin

Wisconsin #6

46.1 composite of 100 Sourced metrics: 65%

Tony Evers D

Governor · since 2019-01-07

Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18

Real median earnings (price-adjusted)48,607 · ACS 2023 ÷ BEA RPP 2024 ·

25.8

Cost-of-living level (RPP)94.095 · BEA RPP 2024 ·

69.9

Wage growth (YoY)6.68% · 2022→2023 ·

69.8

Not yet sourced: State + local tax burden (Tax Foundation / Census govs feed pending); Minimum wage vs living wage gap (MIT Living Wage dataset download pending).

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