Medical Assistants salary in Green Bay, WI
Median pay for medical assistants in Green Bay, WI: $45,900/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,290 – $50,120 · about 740 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($39,165) by +$6,735 (+17%).
What it's really worth in Green Bay
With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $45,900 has the buying power of about $49,786 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.
How Green Bay ranks for this job
On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 30th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 9th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Green Bay is one of the places where medical assistants gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Green Bay
A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 7.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,179/mo works out at 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where medical assistants earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Green Bay.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +63% | 2× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +32% | 3.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +30% | 2.8× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +30% | 1.9× |
Same job elsewhere in WI
| Metro | Median pay | vs Green Bay | Rent vs Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $47,490 | +3% | 1.3× |
| Appleton, WI | $45,270 | −1% | 1× |
| Madison, WI | $44,640 | −3% | 1.4× |
Staying in WI keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Green Bay
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Bellin Health · Healthcare
Other jobs in Green Bay
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.