Sheboygan, WI metro area

Average Salary in Sheboygan, WI

The average salary in Sheboygan, Wisconsin is $64,040 a year ($30.79 an hour) across all jobs, and the median is $51,890, according to BLS estimates for May 2025 covering the Sheboygan, WI metro area. That is 8% less than the U.S. average ($69,770) and about the same as the Wisconsin average ($64,270).

$64,040average salary
$51,890median salary
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
60,630jobs in the metro
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Average salary by job family in Sheboygan

Management$146,300
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$120,800
Legal$116,610
Computer and Mathematical$98,470
Architecture and Engineering$91,050
Business and Financial Operations$90,530
Life, Physical, and Social Science$78,470
Construction and Extraction$67,730
Protective Service$66,680
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$65,470
Community and Social Service$60,200
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$57,920
Educational Instruction and Library$57,070
Production$54,380
Sales and Related$51,150
Office and Administrative Support$51,000
Transportation and Material Moving$46,400
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$43,190
Healthcare Support$42,990
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$40,820
Personal Care and Service$38,670
Food Preparation and Serving Related$33,260
BLS OEWS May 2025, all employers in the metro area.

Highest-paying jobs in Sheboygan

Most common jobs in Sheboygan and what they pay

JobJobsAverage salaryMedian
Food Batchmakers1,910$52,640$51,490
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators1,600$47,200$44,440
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,550$46,820$48,150
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,300$29,300$29,210
Cashiers1,290$31,850$30,780
Retail Salespersons1,210$37,200$35,370
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,200$36,900$37,660
Registered Nurses1,130$93,000$84,240
Stockers and Order Fillers1,090$34,340$32,090
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers1,050$80,260$76,710
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Cost of living in Sheboygan

Prices in the Sheboygan area are 6% below the U.S. average, with a BEA price parity of 94.0 for 2024. The average local salary of $64,040 therefore buys what $68,118 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. A typical home is worth $324,544, 4.5 times the median household income of $71,898.

$324,544typical home value
$71,898median household income
94.0BEA price parity
117,783metro population

Take-home pay in Sheboygan

Salary levelGrossAfter taxPer month
25th percentile wage$39,070$32,535$2,711
Median wage$51,890$42,204$3,517
Average wage$64,040$51,343$4,279
75th percentile wage$73,600$57,747$4,812

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Compare Sheboygan with another city

Salaries for every job in Sheboygan

Management18 jobs
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical24 jobs
Legal2 jobs
Computer and Mathematical7 jobs
Architecture and Engineering8 jobs
Business and Financial Operations15 jobs
Life, Physical, and Social Science4 jobs
Construction and Extraction11 jobs
Protective Service4 jobs
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair11 jobs
Community and Social Service7 jobs
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media4 jobs
Educational Instruction and Library15 jobs
Production31 jobs
Sales and Related11 jobs
Office and Administrative Support23 jobs
Transportation and Material Moving13 jobs
Healthcare Support6 jobs
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance6 jobs
Personal Care and Service9 jobs
Food Preparation and Serving Related12 jobs

Average salary in nearby cities

Average salary in Wisconsin

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Salary in Sheboygan: questions

What is a good salary in Sheboygan?

Half of all workers in the Sheboygan metro earn less than $51,890 and the average is $64,040. Earning more than $73,600 puts you in the top quarter of local wages.

How much do you need to earn in Sheboygan to match a $69,770 salary elsewhere?

About $65,594, because prices here are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.0).

What are the highest-paying jobs in Sheboygan?

Physicians, All Other ($379,610), Family Medicine Physicians ($310,620), Chief Executives ($265,790).

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