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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that Wisconsin's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Journal Sentinel has made public employee salary information available.

State Government Employee Salaries[1]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $137,092 James Doyle
Lieutenant Governor $72,394 Barbara Lawton
Secretary of State $65,079 Douglas La Follete
Attorney General $133,033 John Van Hollen
Treasurer $65,079 Dawn Marie Sass


The salary of Wisconsin's governor ranks 19th among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.


Wisconsin Judicial Salaries[2]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $149,566 Shirley Abrahamson
Associate Justice $141,566 Ann Walsh Bradley
Associate Justice $141,566 N. Patrick Crooks
Associate Justice $141,566 David Prosser
Associate Justice $141,566 Patience Roggensack
Associate Justice $141,566 Michael Gableman
Associate Justice $141,566 Annette Ziegler


The salary of Wisconsin's chief justice ranks 29th among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of Wisconsin's associate justices ranks 29th among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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Wisconsin State Employment Opportunities

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  1. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  2. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"