SOC 13-1199 · Appleton, WI metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in Appleton, WI

The average salary for other business operations specialists in Appleton, Wisconsin is $71,410 a year ($34.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,170: half of the 260 people in this job in the Appleton, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($94,725).

$71,410average per year

$34.33 / hourMedian $65,170Take-home ≈ $56,337

  • $45K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

260people in this job
-25%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 13Wisconsin metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,470 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,750 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in Appleton earn between $52,620 and $81,330.

  • $45K10th
  • $53K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,410$5,951$34.33
Median$65,170$5,431$31.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$52,620$4,385$25.30
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,330$6,778$39.10

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $71,410, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $56,337 a year, or $4,695 a month and $2,167 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

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Is Appleton a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $71,410 buys what about $77,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 11th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Sheboygan pays the most ($82,960).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Wisconsin

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in Appleton: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in Appleton?

$34.33 an hour on average, and $31.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in Appleton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,470 a year and the 25th percentile is $52,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in Appleton?

About $56,337 a year ($4,695 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,410.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in Appleton than elsewhere?

The average here is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($94,725).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area Appleton, WI (11540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.30, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.30).

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