Wisconsin state government salary
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$44.9 billion (2014 estimate) |
Wisconsin state government salaries and other state spending information are available through newspapers such as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Appleton Post Crescent, along with other resources.[1][2] The MacIver Institute and Wisconsin Department of Administration provide salary databases and fiscal reports, respectively.[3][4]
According to 2008 U.S. Census data, the state of Wisconsin and local governments in the state employed a total of 379,539 people.[5] Of those employees, 240,747 were full-time employees receiving net pay of $998,312,248 per month and 138,792 were part-time employees paid $123,619,591 per month.[5] More than 57% of those employees, or 218,585 employees, were in education or higher education.[5]
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[6] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $60,924/year | $140/day for senators. Dane County senators are allowed half that amount. $171/day for representatives (with overnight) or $85.50/day (no overnight). Dane County representatives receive only $85.50/day. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers |
$165,568 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Sara Rodriguez |
$87,423 |
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Attorney General of Wisconsin Josh Kaul |
$160,680 |
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Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski |
$78,583 |
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Wisconsin State Auditor Joe Chrisman |
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Chief of Staff to the Governor of Wisconsin Maggie Gau |
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Wisconsin Public Service Commission Marcus Hawkins |
$126,182 |
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Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Nathan Houdek |
$143,582 |
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Wisconsin Secretary of Natural Resources Karen Hyun |
$155,813 |
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Wisconsin Treasurer John Leiber |
$72,551 |
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Wisconsin Public Service Commission Kristy Nieto |
$126,182 |
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Wisconsin Public Service Commission Summer Strand |
$126,182 |
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Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly |
$132,351 |
Judicial salaries
| Associate Justices |
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$$196,102[7] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Wisconsin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,767,891 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 54,158 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 86.5% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 6.3% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.5% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.3% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,357 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Wisconsin. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Wisconsin
Wisconsin voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 23 are located in Wisconsin, accounting for 11.17 percent of the total pivot counties.[8]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Wisconsin had 21 Retained Pivot Counties and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 11.60 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Wisconsin coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Wisconsin
- United States congressional delegations from Wisconsin
- Public policy in Wisconsin
- Endorsers in Wisconsin
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Data on Demand
- ↑ Appleton Post Crescent DataMine
- ↑ MacIver Institute
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Administration
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 2008 Wisconsin Public Employment U.S. Census Data
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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