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      Wages for Registered Nurses in WISCONSIN

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      Location Pay Period 2023
      Low Median High
      United States Hourly $30.64 $41.38 $63.79
      United States Yearly $63,720 $86,070 $132,680
      Wisconsin Hourly $33.29 $40.05 $50.54
      Wisconsin Yearly $69,240 $83,300 $105,110
      Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $36.81 $48.46 $59.54
      Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area Yearly $76,560 $100,800 $123,850
      Madison, WI Metro Area Hourly $37.32 $41.59 $50.89
      Madison, WI Metro Area Yearly $77,630 $86,500 $105,840
      Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area Hourly $32.48 $40.94 $51.91
      Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area Yearly $67,560 $85,160 $107,980
      Western Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $33.34 $39.95 $51.28
      Western Wisconsin Balance of State Yearly $69,340 $83,100 $106,650
      Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area Hourly $33.27 $39.80 $51.39
      Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area Yearly $69,200 $82,780 $106,900
      Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area Hourly $32.43 $39.11 $49.21
      Janesville-Beloit, WI Metro Area Yearly $67,460 $81,340 $102,360
      South Central Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $31.86 $38.73 $48.41
      South Central Wisconsin Balance of State Yearly $66,270 $80,560 $100,690
      Appleton, WI Metro Area Hourly $31.76 $38.70 $48.69
      Appleton, WI Metro Area Yearly $66,050 $80,500 $101,280
      Green Bay, WI Metro Area Hourly $32.43 $38.60 $47.80
      Green Bay, WI Metro Area Yearly $67,460 $80,290 $99,420
      Eau Claire, WI Metro Area Hourly $32.40 $38.51 $47.73
      Eau Claire, WI Metro Area Yearly $67,400 $80,090 $99,290
      Northwestern Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $30.80 $38.41 $47.01
      Northwestern Wisconsin Balance of State Yearly $64,060 $79,890 $97,780
      Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area Hourly $31.23 $38.32 $49.08
      Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area Yearly $64,960 $79,700 $102,090
      Northeastern Wisconsin Balance of State Hourly $31.35 $38.17 $47.07
      Northeastern Wisconsin Balance of State Yearly $65,220 $79,380 $97,900
      Racine, WI Metro Area Hourly $31.86 $38.14 $47.49
      Racine, WI Metro Area Yearly $66,280 $79,320 $98,780
      Sheboygan, WI Metro Area Hourly $31.40 $38.13 $47.41
      Sheboygan, WI Metro Area Yearly $65,300 $79,310 $98,620
      Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area Hourly $31.42 $38.01 $48.28
      Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area Yearly $65,340 $79,050 $100,410
      Wausau, WI Metro Area Hourly $32.72 $37.69 $45.97
      Wausau, WI Metro Area Yearly $68,050 $78,380 $95,610
      Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area Hourly $32.74 $37.52 $46.03
      Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area Yearly $68,090 $78,030 $95,750
      La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A
      La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area Yearly N/A N/A N/A


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      Occupation Description
      Registered Nurses

      Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes “Nurse Anesthetists”, “Nurse Midwives”, and “Nurse Practitioners”.

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