Counties in Wisconsin by wages and salaries paid

Milwaukee County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 72 counties in 2013, at $25.24 billion. Florence County had the lowest, at $25.92 million. The median was $557.46 million and the figure for Wisconsin was $124.69 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest25,244.4Milwaukee County
Lowest25.9Florence County
Median557.572 counties
Wisconsin124,686.1History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 158 USD millionAshland County: 308.2 USD millionBarron County: 792.6 USD millionBayfield County: 117.3 USD millionBrown County: 7,061.8 USD millionBuffalo County: 148.7 USD millionBurnett County: 155.8 USD millionCalumet County: 503.7 USD millionChippewa County: 889.9 USD millionClark County: 382.6 USD millionColumbia County: 865.1 USD millionCrawford County: 263 USD millionDane County: 15,881.2 USD millionDodge County: 1,441.7 USD millionDoor County: 448.9 USD millionDouglas County: 698.1 USD millionDunn County: 669 USD millionEau Claire County: 2,394.2 USD millionFlorence County: 25.9 USD millionFond du Lac County: 1,964.5 USD millionForest County: 108.9 USD millionGrant County: 683.4 USD millionGreen County: 583.2 USD millionGreen Lake County: 258.8 USD millionIowa County: 405.2 USD millionIron County: 51.7 USD millionJackson County: 335.6 USD millionJefferson County: 1,289.2 USD millionJuneau County: 333.7 USD millionKenosha County: 2,328 USD millionKewaunee County: 342.7 USD millionLa Crosse County: 2,930.6 USD millionLafayette County: 142.3 USD millionLanglade County: 259 USD millionLincoln County: 416 USD millionManitowoc County: 1,434.8 USD millionMarathon County: 3,009.6 USD millionMarinette County: 768.8 USD millionMarquette County: 121.1 USD millionMenominee County: 74.3 USD millionMilwaukee County: 25,244.4 USD millionMonroe County: 784 USD millionOconto County: 299 USD millionOneida County: 644.1 USD millionOutagamie County: 4,660.8 USD millionOzaukee County: 1,833.6 USD millionPepin County: 82.1 USD millionPierce County: 370.2 USD millionPolk County: 561.6 USD millionPortage County: 1,424.6 USD millionPrice County: 206.1 USD millionRacine County: 3,459.4 USD millionRichland County: 227.1 USD millionRock County: 2,917.1 USD millionRusk County: 168.2 USD millionSt. Croix County: 1,257.6 USD millionSauk County: 1,368.9 USD millionSawyer County: 236.3 USD millionShawano County: 438.5 USD millionSheboygan County: 2,617.7 USD millionTaylor County: 293.4 USD millionTrempealeau County: 553.3 USD millionVernon County: 311.1 USD millionVilas County: 234 USD millionWalworth County: 1,538 USD millionWashburn County: 196 USD millionWashington County: 2,316.9 USD millionWaukesha County: 12,386 USD millionWaupaca County: 746.2 USD millionWaushara County: 204.6 USD millionWinnebago County: 4,466.1 USD millionWood County: 1,592.1 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Milwaukee County: 25,244.4 USD millionMilwaukee County25,244.4Dane County: 15,881.2 USD millionDane County15,881.2Waukesha County: 12,386 USD millionWaukesha County12,386Brown County: 7,061.8 USD millionBrown County7,061.8Outagamie County: 4,660.8 USD millionOutagamie County4,660.8Winnebago County: 4,466.1 USD millionWinnebago County4,466.1Racine County: 3,459.4 USD millionRacine County3,459.4Marathon County: 3,009.6 USD millionMarathon County3,009.6La Crosse County: 2,930.6 USD millionLa Crosse County2,930.6Rock County: 2,917.1 USD millionRock County2,917.1Sheboygan County: 2,617.7 USD millionSheboygan County2,617.7Eau Claire County: 2,394.2 USD millionEau Claire County2,394.2Kenosha County: 2,328 USD millionKenosha County2,328Washington County: 2,316.9 USD millionWashington County2,316.9Fond du Lac County: 1,964.5 USD millionFond du Lac County1,964.5Ozaukee County: 1,833.6 USD millionOzaukee County1,833.6Wood County: 1,592.1 USD millionWood County1,592.1Walworth County: 1,538 USD millionWalworth County1,538Dodge County: 1,441.7 USD millionDodge County1,441.7Manitowoc County: 1,434.8 USD millionManitowoc County1,434.8Portage County: 1,424.6 USD millionPortage County1,424.6Sauk County: 1,368.9 USD millionSauk County1,368.9Jefferson County: 1,289.2 USD millionJefferson County1,289.2St. Croix County: 1,257.6 USD millionSt. Croix County1,257.6Chippewa County: 889.9 USD millionChippewa County889.9Columbia County: 865.1 USD millionColumbia County865.1Barron County: 792.6 USD millionBarron County792.6Monroe County: 784 USD millionMonroe County784Marinette County: 768.8 USD millionMarinette County768.8Waupaca County: 746.2 USD millionWaupaca County746.2Douglas County: 698.1 USD millionDouglas County698.1Grant County: 683.4 USD millionGrant County683.4Dunn County: 669 USD millionDunn County669Oneida County: 644.1 USD millionOneida County644.1Green County: 583.2 USD millionGreen County583.2Polk County: 561.6 USD millionPolk County561.6Trempealeau County: 553.3 USD millionTrempealeau County553.3Calumet County: 503.7 USD millionCalumet County503.7Door County: 448.9 USD millionDoor County448.9Shawano County: 438.5 USD millionShawano County438.5Milwaukee County: 25,244.4 USD millionMilwaukee County25,244.4Dane County: 15,881.2 USD millionDane County15,881.2Waukesha County: 12,386 USD millionWaukesha County12,386Brown County: 7,061.8 USD millionBrown County7,061.8Outagamie County: 4,660.8 USD millionOutagamie County4,660.8Winnebago County: 4,466.1 USD millionWinnebago County4,466.1Racine County: 3,459.4 USD millionRacine County3,459.4Marathon County: 3,009.6 USD millionMarathon County3,009.6La Crosse County: 2,930.6 USD millionLa Crosse County2,930.6Rock County: 2,917.1 USD millionRock County2,917.1Sheboygan County: 2,617.7 USD millionSheboygan County2,617.7Eau Claire County: 2,394.2 USD millionEau Claire County2,394.2Kenosha County: 2,328 USD millionKenosha County2,328Washington County: 2,316.9 USD millionWashington County2,316.9Fond du Lac County: 1,964.5 USD millionFond du Lac County1,964.5Ozaukee County: 1,833.6 USD millionOzaukee County1,833.6Wood County: 1,592.1 USD millionWood County1,592.1Walworth County: 1,538 USD millionWalworth County1,538Dodge County: 1,441.7 USD millionDodge County1,441.7Manitowoc County: 1,434.8 USD millionManitowoc County1,434.8Portage County: 1,424.6 USD millionPortage County1,424.6Sauk County: 1,368.9 USD millionSauk County1,368.9Jefferson County: 1,289.2 USD millionJefferson County1,289.2St. Croix County: 1,257.6 USD millionSt. Croix County1,257.6Chippewa County: 889.9 USD millionChippewa County889.9Columbia County: 865.1 USD millionColumbia County865.1Barron County: 792.6 USD millionBarron County792.6Monroe County: 784 USD millionMonroe County784Marinette County: 768.8 USD millionMarinette County768.8Waupaca County: 746.2 USD millionWaupaca County746.2Douglas County: 698.1 USD millionDouglas County698.1Grant County: 683.4 USD millionGrant County683.4Dunn County: 669 USD millionDunn County669Oneida County: 644.1 USD millionOneida County644.1Green County: 583.2 USD millionGreen County583.2Polk County: 561.6 USD millionPolk County561.6Trempealeau County: 553.3 USD millionTrempealeau County553.3Calumet County: 503.7 USD millionCalumet County503.7Door County: 448.9 USD millionDoor County448.9Shawano County: 438.5 USD millionShawano County438.5
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Milwaukee County25,244.4+1.5%
2Dane County15,881.2+6%
3Waukesha County12,386+2.4%
4Brown County7,061.8+2.5%
5Outagamie County4,660.8+1.6%
6Winnebago County4,466.1+3%
7Racine County3,459.4-0%
8Marathon County3,009.6+3%
9La Crosse County2,930.6+3.5%
10Rock County2,917.1+10.4%
11Sheboygan County2,617.7+4%
12Eau Claire County2,394.2+0.7%
13Kenosha County2,328+2.3%
14Washington County2,316.9+3.4%
15Fond du Lac County1,964.5+2.8%
16Ozaukee County1,833.6+2.8%
17Wood County1,592.1+1.6%
18Walworth County1,538+3%
19Dodge County1,441.7+1%
20Manitowoc County1,434.8+0.2%
21Portage County1,424.6+2.7%
22Sauk County1,368.9+1.7%
23Jefferson County1,289.2+0.9%
24St. Croix County1,257.6+6.7%
25Chippewa County889.9+2.8%
26Columbia County865.1+8.2%
27Barron County792.6+3.7%
28Monroe County784+2.3%
29Marinette County768.8+3.8%
30Waupaca County746.2+1.2%
31Douglas County698.1+2.1%
32Grant County683.4+3.4%
33Dunn County669+3.9%
34Oneida County644.1+0.5%
35Green County583.2+0.2%
36Polk County561.6+3.5%
37Trempealeau County553.3+2.3%
38Calumet County503.7+0.3%
39Door County448.9+2.8%
40Shawano County438.5+3.9%
41Lincoln County416+6.5%
42Iowa County405.2+0.9%
43Clark County382.6+1.7%
44Pierce County370.2-2.4%
45Kewaunee County342.7+10.8%
46Jackson County335.6-1%
47Juneau County333.7-1.9%
48Vernon County311.1+6%
49Ashland County308.2+1.4%
50Oconto County299+5.6%
51Taylor County293.4+3%
52Crawford County263+6.2%
53Langlade County259+0.6%
54Green Lake County258.8-0.5%
55Sawyer County236.3+2.5%
56Vilas County234+3%
57Richland County227.1+5%
58Price County206.1+1.6%
59Waushara County204.6+4.6%
60Washburn County196+2.6%
61Rusk County168.2+4.1%
62Adams County158+1.2%
63Burnett County155.8+2.4%
64Buffalo County148.7-1.3%
65Lafayette County142.3+3%
66Marquette County121.1+0.5%
67Bayfield County117.3+3.9%
68Forest County108.9+3.6%
69Pepin County82.1+0.4%
70Menominee County74.3+2.1%
71Iron County51.7-0.6%
72Florence County25.9+4.5%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Milwaukee County, with $25.24 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Florence County, with $25.92 million in 2013.

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