City comparison
Augusta, GA vs Green Bay, WI
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Green Bay, WI are 1.3% higher than in Augusta, GA. Someone earning $100,000 in Augusta, GA would need about $101,300 in Green Bay, WI to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,114 a month in Augusta, GA versus $931 in Green Bay, WI. On $100,000, that's 18% of take-home pay in Augusta, GA and 15% in Green Bay, WI.
- On $100,000, estimated state income tax is about $648 a year higher in Augusta, GA than in Green Bay, WI.
- Both cities are in the same federal pay area (Rest of U.S.), so a GS-13 step 1 earns $106,437 in either. A transfer from Augusta, GA to Green Bay, WI changes real buying power by −1.3%, purely from prices.
- Augusta, GA: price level 91.9 (much cheaper)
- Green Bay, WI: price level 93.1 (cheaper)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Augusta, GA | Green Bay, WI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 91.9 | 93.1 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $101,287 in Green Bay | $98,729 in Augusta |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $1,114/mo | $931/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $74,613 | $75,261 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $4,567 (GA) | $3,919 (WI) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 18% | 15% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,990 | $49,940 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Rest of U.S. | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area and Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC and Green Bay, WI.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Augusta | Green Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 70.6 | 74.7 |
| Goods | 96.3 | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 89.5 | 90.0 |
| Other services | 98.5 | 99.4 |
| Overall | 91.9 | 93.1 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Augusta, GA → Green Bay, WI
Roughly even
Buying power −1.3%; rent takes 15% of take-home; state tax −$648/yr.
65 Fair offer
Green Bay, WI → Augusta, GA
Roughly even
Buying power +1.3%; rent takes 18% of take-home; state tax +$648/yr.
73 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Both metros are in the Rest of U.S. locality pay area, so GS salaries are identical. The last column shows what a transfer from Augusta, GA to Green Bay, WI at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Augusta, GA | Green Bay, WI | Real change, Augusta → Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 | $61,722 | −1.3% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $74,678 | $74,678 | −1.3% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $89,508 | $89,508 | −1.3% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 | $106,437 | −1.3% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $125,776 | $125,776 | −1.3% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Augusta, GA | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay pay in Augusta dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $63,000 | $60,600 | $59,830 (−5.0%) |
| Software Developers | $119,780 | $103,160 | $101,849 (−15.0%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $76,710 | $77,720 | $76,732 (+0.0%) |
| Registered Nurses | $87,760 | $84,700 | $83,624 (−4.7%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.