Acute Care nurse pay in Wisconsin
$122,002median posted offer#2 of 17 states for Acute Care
Acute Care nurses in Wisconsin are being offered a median $122,002 a year across 6 live postings that state pay — 20% above the national Acute Care median of $101,910. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Acute Care in Wisconsin?
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Other specialties in Wisconsin
- Nurse Practitioner 7 postings$142k
- Travel 6 postings$131k
- ICU 15 postings$121k
- General 10 postings$107k
- Emergency 5 postings$86k
- Geriatric 7 postings$84k
- Medical/Surgical 29 postings$74k
- Nursing Management/Admin 29 postings$74k
Or see all nurse pay in Wisconsin (92 postings), or Acute Care pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Wisconsin paying around $122,002Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Acute Care nurses make in Wisconsin?
- Across 6 live Acute Care postings in Wisconsin that state pay, the median offer is $122,002 a year. The middle half runs $117,164–$136,016, and the top 10% start at $143,754.
- Is Wisconsin a good state for Acute Care nurses?
- On posted pay, Wisconsin ranks #2 of 17 states for Acute Care. The median there is 20% above the national Acute Care median of $101,910. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.