Wisconsin Accountant and CPA Salaries
| City or regional area within Wisconsin | Number of accountants employed (not including self employed) |
Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage | Hourly median wage | Annual median wage | Annual 10th percentile wage | Annual 25th percentile wage | Annual 75th percentile wage | Annual 90th percentile wage |
| Appleton | 750 | $27.73 | $57,680 | $25.35 | $52,730 | $39,630 | $45,430 | $64,460 | $83,160 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 650 | $28.11 | $58,470 | $25.85 | $53,770 | $37,610 | $45,180 | $67,860 | $83,710 |
| Eau Claire | 430 | $26.72 | $55,570 | $24.09 | $50,110 | $36,380 | $42,290 | $63,060 | $81,980 |
| Fond du Lac | 230 | $27.11 | $56,390 | $25.30 | $52,620 | $37,390 | $44,040 | $63,410 | $79,940 |
| Green Bay | 1250 | $25.66 | $53,380 | $24.30 | $50,550 | $34,510 | $42,010 | $62,140 | $75,240 |
| Janesville | 270 | $30.01 | $62,430 | $26.07 | $54,230 | $37,710 | $44,470 | $72,000 | $83,370 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | 540 | $29.91 | $62,210 | $24.80 | $51,590 | $36,540 | $42,650 | $63,590 | $79,670 |
| Lake County - Kenosa County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division | 3590 | $36.06 | $75,000 | $33.00 | $68,640 | $42,420 | $53,090 | $85,840 | $120,820 |
| Madison | 2700 | $29.06 | $60,440 | $27.67 | $57,560 | $40,190 | $47,430 | $69,430 | $83,940 |
| Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis | 7410 | $31.41 | $65,330 | $28.10 | $58,450 | $40,610 | $48,060 | $73,180 | $93,880 |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN-WI | 16980 | $30.16 | $62,730 | $28.65 | $59,590 | $42,420 | $49,140 | $72,920 | $89,730 |
| Oshkosh - Neenah | 540 | $30.14 | $62,700 | $26.57 | $55,270 | $39,920 | $46,200 | $67,150 | $84,960 |
| Racine | 390 | $31.48 | $65,470 | $29.22 | $60,790 | $42,280 | $49,600 | $77,910 | $97,460 |
| Sheboygan | 310 | $28.99 | $60,300.00 | $27.52 | $57,240 | $35,130 | $43,110 | $72,810 | $90,470 |
| Wausau | 540 | $27.88 | $57,990.00 | $26.52 | $55,170 | $37,830 | $44,990 | $64,630 | $80,140 |
| Eastern Wisconsin Nonmetropolitan Area | 740 | $28.04 | $58,320.00 | $25.80 | $53,650 | $40,190 | $46,130 | $65,200 | $87,690 |
| West Central Wisconsin Nonmetropolitan Area | 960 | $26.37 | $54,860.00 | $23.72 | $49,340 | $33,890 | $39,060 | $63,040 | $83,120 |
| South Central Wisconsin Nonmetropolitan Area | 510 | $23.47 | $48,810.00 | $23.29 | $48,440 | $32,420 | $38,460 | $58,140 | $67,600 |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Nonmetropolitan Area | 220 | $26.79 | $55,720.00 | $24.83 | $51,660 | $36,460 | $43,900 | $62,060 | $87,600 |
| Northern Wisconsin Nonmetropolitan Area | 320 | $27.72 | $57,650.00 | $25.33 | $52,680 | $35,580 | $42,740 | $69,300 | $81,970 |
Salary and employment data compiled by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics in May of 2009. Figures represent accumulated data for all areas of specialty within the field of accounting and auditing.