Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI Metro Area
Figures are medians for the whole Green Bay, WI Metro Area, not the city proper.
Among the 300 U.S. metros CityLedger tracks, Green Bay ranks 91st for affordability — how far a typical paycheck stretches after local prices — and 123rd for income. A household earns $79,876 a year while median rent runs $1,052/mo, making it moderately affordable for what residents earn. Affordability and price level are different lenses: the raw cost of living here runs 7% below the U.S. average.
Its strongest card is job market (1st of 300), while education is the soft spot (176th). Housing usually decides a move: rent ranks 62nd and home prices 142nd among the 300 metros CityLedger tracks.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you in Green Bay, your take-home is worth about $62,795 once local prices are factored in — local prices stretch it further than the U.S. average.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
The numbers
Income & cost
- Median income
- 123rd of 300↑22.8%$79,876
- Cost of living?The local price level vs. the U.S. average of 100 (BEA). Lower means cheaper. This is raw prices, not adjusted for income.
- 120th of 30093 (US=100)
- Cost-adj. income?Median household income divided by the local price level — what the typical paycheck is really worth here.
- $85,809
- Per-capita income
- $42,946
- Full-time pay
- $46,479
Housing
- Median rent
- 62nd of 300↑33.5%$1,052/mo
- Home value
- 142nd of 300↑55.1%$295,100
- Property tax
- $3,471/yr · 1.2%
- Sales tax
- 5.70%
Jobs & education
- Unemployment
- 1st of 3001.8%
- Bachelor's+
- 176th of 30031.6%
- Avg commute
- 75th of 30022.1 min
People
- Population
- 334,697
- Population change
- +3.7%
- Median age
- 40.1 yrs
- Foreign-born
- 4.9%
- Broadband
- 92.8%
Environment & risk
- Air quality (AQI)
- 42nd of 30038
- Natural-hazard loss
- 30th of 300$8/$10k
Health
- Fair/poor health
- 80th of 30016.5%
- Uninsured (18–64)
- 8.4%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. EPA, FEMA, CDC, NOAA — every figure's source is listed on our methodology page. Data built 2026-06-14. ↑↓ mark the change since 2019.
How CityLedger scores it
Transparent weights — see our methodology.
Strengths
- + Affordability
- + Rent
- + Job market
- + Commute
- + Air quality
- + Hazard safety
- + Health
Watch-outs
- —
Climate
30-year normals (1991–2020) from the nearest station — green bay.
What jobs pay in Green Bay
Median annual wage by occupation (BLS OEWS 2025) — half of workers in each role earn more, half less.
- Family medicine physicians
- $262,190
- IT managers
- $148,760
- Pharmacists
- $141,090
- Financial managers
- $141,000
- Lawyers
- $119,370
- General & operations managers
- $112,500
- Software developers
- $103,160
- Civil engineers
- $93,660
- Plumbers
- $90,570
- Registered nurses
- $84,700
- Police officers
- $81,110
- Web developers
- $78,520
- Accountants & auditors
- $77,720
- Electricians
- $77,260
- Secondary school teachers
- $62,890
- Elementary school teachers
- $60,600
- Carpenters
- $60,320
- Truck drivers (heavy)
- $59,810
- Maintenance & repair workers
- $58,080
- Construction laborers
- $54,890
- Customer service reps
- $46,880
- Janitors
- $35,740
- Retail salespersons
- $34,090
- Cashiers
- $30,380
- Waiters & waitresses
- $29,610
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 — annual median wage. Cross-industry, all experience levels.
Where new residents move from
The states sending the most people to the Green Bay metro, by estimated movers (U.S. Census 2022 migration flows, 5-year). Moves from elsewhere in Wisconsin are excluded to show where out-of-state arrivals originate.
- Illinois647
- California452
- Michigan439
- Washington414
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 Migration Flows (5-year).
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Green Bay metro — frequently asked
- What is the median rent in the Green Bay metro?
- Median gross rent across the Green Bay, WI Metro Area is $1,052 a month (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024). That figure covers the whole metro area, not just the city of Green Bay.
- What is the median household income in the Green Bay metro?
- A typical household in the Green Bay, WI Metro Area earns $79,876 a year (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- Is Green Bay expensive to live in?
- The overall cost of living in the Green Bay, WI Metro Area runs about 7% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024) — prices are lower than average, before accounting for local pay.
- Does a paycheck go far in the Green Bay metro?
- After adjusting for local prices, the median household income is worth about $85,809 (versus its face value of $79,876). CityLedger rates the Green Bay, WI Metro Area moderately affordable for what residents earn.
- What is the typical home value in the Green Bay metro?
- The median home value across the Green Bay, WI Metro Area is $295,100 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).
- What is the unemployment rate in the Green Bay metro?
- The unemployment rate in the Green Bay, WI Metro Area is 1.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024).