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Nurse pay in Wisconsin

$92,560median posted offer · $38/hr 3% below the national median

Nurses in Wisconsin are being offered a median $92,560 a year right now across 545 live job postings that state pay — ranking #25 of 51 states. Updated September 10, 2026.

$93k median$69k · p10$80k$107k$122k · p90

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$93k median$69k · p10$80k$107k$122k · p90

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Posted offers on live listings — not take-home pay or a promise of what any one nurse will earn.

Wisconsin market overview

25th percentile
$80,080
Median
$92,560
75th percentile
$106,974
90th percentile
$122,205
Median hourly (352 postings)
$38/hr
Sign-on bonus, median (60 postings)
$7,500
Sign-on bonus, highest posted
$40,000
Live postings stating pay
545

Annual figures are posted offers (midpoint of stated ranges) on live listings, updated September 10, 2026.

What each specialty is offered in Wisconsin

SpecialtyMedian90th percentilePostings
Healthcare Occupations$97k$119k114
Nursing Occupations$97k$120k112
Patient Care Nursing Occupations$97k$120k109
Registered Nurses$97k$122k103
Nursing Management/Admin$74k$141k41
Medical/Surgical$74k$141k39
ICU$118k$147k36
Education/Staff Development$74k$132k36
Camp$74k$74k24
Hospitals and Health Care$89k$105k23
Travel$122k$147k21
Acute Care$119k$142k19
Geriatric$88k$95k18
Rehabilitation$100k$106k18
Skilled Nursing$102k$106k14
General$104k$122k11
Infectious Disease$122k$141k11
Cardiac$87k$149k10
Operating Room$116k$142k10
Elder Care$105k$106k9
Home Health$85k$110k9
Medical-Surgical$105k$115k9
Oncology$105k$122k9
Emergency/Trauma$74k$136k8
Emergency$86k$112k7
Hospice$95k$115k7
Inpatient$89k$102k7
Nurse Practitioner$142k$143k7
Pediatric$99k$116k7
Telemetry$107k$118k7
Allied Health Occupations$88k$113k6
Home Care$128k$141k6
Outpatient$92k$92k6
Patient Case Managers & Advocates$88k$113k6
Post-Acute Care$106k$106k6
Post-acute care$100k$103k6
Medical Surgical$74k$82k5
Memory Care$90k$92k5
Military$74k$78k5
Nurse Case Managers$91k$114k5
Palliative Care$81k$92k5
Wound Care$90k$108k5

Highest-offering employers in Wisconsin right now

  1. #1$142k

    Anovia Health

    median across 7 priced postings

  2. #2$125k

    American Traveler

    median across 5 priced postings

  3. #3$124k

    TeemaGroup

    median across 3 priced postings

  4. #4$122k

    TNAA Healthcare

    median across 27 priced postings

  5. #5$121k

    Voyage Health

    median across 10 priced postings

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Questions nurses ask

How much do nurses make in Wisconsin?
Across 545 live job postings in Wisconsin that state pay, the median posted offer is $92,560 a year (about $38/hr). The middle half of postings runs $80,080–$106,974, and the top 10% start at $122,205.
How does Wisconsin nurse pay compare nationally?
Wisconsin's posted median of $92,560 is 3% below the national median ($95,680), ranking #25 of 51 states on the Pay Index right now.
Where does this data come from?
Pay stated on live nursing job postings collected continuously by Nursing Mastery, last updated September 10, 2026. These are posted offers, not survey estimates or a promise of what any one nurse will earn. Implausible figures are excluded and small samples are suppressed.
Do Wisconsin nursing jobs offer sign-on bonuses?
60 live postings in Wisconsin advertise a sign-on bonus right now, with a median of $7,500 and offers up to $40,000.

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