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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          Wisconsin Hourly $22.79 $24.86 $30.95 $37.13 $43.69
          Yearly $47,410 $51,710 $64,370 $77,220 $90,880
          Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $27.10 $31.73 $36.76 $43.66 $50.25
          Yearly $56,370 $65,990 $76,470 $90,820 $104,520
          Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area Hourly $23.87 $24.86 $30.73 $34.22 $39.64
          Yearly $49,650 $51,710 $63,910 $71,170 $82,460
          Madison, WI Metro Area Hourly $23.83 $27.72 $33.06 $38.68 $47.27
          Yearly $49,570 $57,660 $68,760 $80,450 $98,330
          Green Bay, WI Metro Area Hourly $21.85 $24.11 $29.57 $33.18 $44.70
          Yearly $45,440 $50,140 $61,500 $69,000 $92,970
          Northeastern Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $20.22 $24.41 $29.55 $32.90 $41.27
          Yearly $42,060 $50,780 $61,470 $68,440 $85,840
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          La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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