City comparison
Flint, MI vs Green Bay, WI
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Overall prices in Flint, MI (93.0) and Green Bay, WI (93.1, U.S. average = 100) are within 1% of each other, so $100,000 in Flint, MI goes as far as $100,100 in Green Bay, WI.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $931 a month in Green Bay, WI versus $856 in Flint, MI. On $100,000, that's 15% of take-home pay in Green Bay, WI and 14% in Flint, MI.
- Estimated state income tax on $100,000 is close: $3,999 a year in MI and $3,919 in WI.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by −9.3% moving from Flint, MI to Green Bay, WI ($117,402 → $106,437), while prices change by +0.1%. Net effect of the transfer: −9.4% in real buying power.
- Flint, MI: price level 93.0 (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
| Flint, MI | Green Bay, WI | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 93.0 | 93.1 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $100,056 in Green Bay | $99,944 in Flint |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $856/mo | $931/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $75,181 | $75,261 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $3,999 (MI) | $3,919 (WI) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 14% | 15% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $45,880 | $49,940 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI | Rest of U.S. |
Rent areas: Flint, MI MSA and Green Bay, WI HUD Metro FMR Area. Metro areas: Flint, MI and Green Bay, WI.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Flint | Green Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 74.0 | 74.7 |
| Goods | 93.7 | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 97.1 | 90.0 |
| Other services | 99.6 | 99.4 |
| Overall | 93.0 | 93.1 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Flint, MI → Green Bay, WI
Roughly even
Buying power −0.1%; rent takes 15% of take-home; state tax −$80/yr.
69 Fair offer
Green Bay, WI → Flint, MI
Roughly even
Buying power +0.1%; rent takes 14% of take-home; state tax +$80/yr.
69 Fair offer
On the GS pay scale?
Flint, MI is in the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI pay area; Green Bay, WI is in Rest of U.S.. The last column shows what a transfer from Flint, MI to Green Bay, WI at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Flint, MI | Green Bay, WI | Real change, Flint → Green Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $68,081 | $61,722 | −9.4% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $82,372 | $74,678 | −9.4% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $98,729 | $89,508 | −9.4% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $117,402 | $106,437 | −9.4% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $138,734 | $125,776 | −9.4% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Flint, MI | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay pay in Flint dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $65,620 | $60,600 | $60,566 (−7.7%) |
| Software Developers | $101,750 | $103,160 | $103,102 (+1.3%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $74,500 | $77,720 | $77,677 (+4.3%) |
| Registered Nurses | $97,780 | $84,700 | $84,653 (−13.4%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.