How much do customer service representatives make in Appleton, WI?

What the Customer Service Representatives median says in Appleton, WI

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Customer Service Representatives median in Appleton, WI at $45,760 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 43-4051 and BLS area 11540.

BLS lists 2,540 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $47,670 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Appleton, WI's Customer Service Representatives median is 2.2% above the U.S. Customer Service Representatives median of $44,770 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 43-4051 with area 11540

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 43-4051 and area 11540. SOC 43-4051 names Customer Service Representatives. Area 11540 names Appleton, WI. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 43-4051/11540 row has 2,540 wage and salary jobs. There are 20.42 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.22. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 43-4051/11540, the annual median is $45,760 per year, while the matching mean is $47,670 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 43-4051/11540 10th percentile: $35,120 per year.
• 43-4051/11540 25th percentile: $38,990 per year.
• 43-4051/11540 median: $45,760 per year.
• 43-4051/11540 75th percentile: $52,150 per year.
• 43-4051/11540 90th percentile: $62,130 per year.
• 43-4051/11540 employment RSE: 3.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.8%.
• 43-4051/11540 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 11540 facts behind this Customer Service Representatives page

Area 11540 reports 124,230 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $62,240. Its annual median is $49,910. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 43-4051 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Appleton, WI runs from $30,090 at the 10th percentile to $101,340 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,480. The median is $49,910. The 75th percentile is $74,840. This is a place check, not a pay range for Customer Service Representatives.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 11540. They do not show related skills or a path into Customer Service Representatives.

• 1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 11540. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,610. Yearly median: $34,540. Jobs per 1,000: 29.02. Location quotient: 1.16.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 11540. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 3,150. Yearly median: $29,010. Jobs per 1,000: 25.32. Location quotient: 1.02.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 11540. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 2,820. Yearly median: $37,010. Jobs per 1,000: 22.69. Location quotient: 0.82.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 11540. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 2,750. Yearly median: $31,610. Jobs per 1,000: 22.14. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand. Area: 11540. SOC: 53-7062. Jobs: 2,610. Yearly median: $43,610. Jobs per 1,000: 21.04. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 6. Registered Nurses. Area: 11540. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 2,310. Yearly median: $86,680. Jobs per 1,000: 18.58. Location quotient: 0.85.

Read the Appleton, WI wage ladder for Customer Service Representatives

The 10th percentile is $35,120 per year. The 25th percentile is $38,990 per year. The median is $45,760 per year. The 75th percentile is $52,150 per year. The 90th percentile is $62,130 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $38,990 per year to $52,150 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $27,010. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Appleton, WI with its state and the U.S.

Appleton, WI has a annual median of $45,760 per year. Wisconsin has $46,970 per year. The U.S. row has $44,770 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Appleton, WI is 2.6% below Wisconsin on the same published median. Appleton, WI is 2.2% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Appleton, WI sits for Customer Service Representatives

Appleton, WI ranks 89 of 392 among metro areas with a published annual median for Customer Service Representatives. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 89 of 392 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 86. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,820 per year. BLS estimates 1,200 jobs. The location quotient is 0.85.
• 87. St. Louis, MO-IL. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,800 per year. BLS estimates 23,760 jobs. The location quotient is 1.06.
• 88. Lewiston-Auburn, ME. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,790 per year. BLS estimates 480 jobs. The location quotient is 0.6.
• 90. Merced, CA. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,670 per year. BLS estimates 500 jobs. The location quotient is 0.37.
• 91. Medford, OR. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,630 per year. BLS estimates 690 jobs. The location quotient is 0.46.
• 92. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,550 per year. BLS estimates 3,980 jobs. The location quotient is 0.89.

Where Customer Service Representatives medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 43-4051, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $60,480 per year. Appleton, WI sits at $45,760 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Customer Service Representatives is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $60,480 per year, or $14,720 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 8,860 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $57,830 per year, or $12,070 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 19,930 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.5.
• 3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $53,550 per year, or $7,790 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 25,840 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 4. Napa, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $53,360 per year, or $7,600 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 640 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.49.
• 5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $51,810 per year, or $6,050 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 1,750 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.51.
• 6. Vallejo, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $51,210 per year, or $5,450 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 1,130 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.47.
• 7. Burlington-South Burlington, VT has a Customer Service Representatives median of $50,160 per year, or $4,400 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 1,250 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.62.
• 8. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Customer Service Representatives median of $49,990 per year, or $4,230 above Appleton, WI. BLS lists 2,650 jobs there, compared with 2,540 in Appleton, WI. The location quotient is 0.55.

Where BLS counts the most Customer Service Representatives jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Customer Service Representatives in this same-source set, at 125,570 jobs. Appleton, WI has 2,540. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 125,570 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 123,030 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $49,590 per year, or $3,830 above Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 0.79.
• 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 96,930 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 94,390 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $44,990 per year, or $770 below Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 75,240 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 72,700 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $47,100 per year, or $1,340 above Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.
• 4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 68,930 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 66,390 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $46,410 per year, or $650 above Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.74.
• 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 66,590 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 64,050 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $48,840 per year, or $3,080 above Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 0.64.
• 6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 65,510 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 62,970 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $40,380 per year, or $5,380 below Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.19.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 63,440 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 60,900 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $39,560 per year, or $6,200 below Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.35.
• 8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 59,990 estimated Customer Service Representatives jobs, a gap of 57,450 jobs from Appleton, WI. Its median is $42,710 per year, or $3,050 below Appleton, WI. Its location quotient is 1.24.

Where Customer Service Representatives takes the largest share of local jobs

Abilene, TX has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.03. Appleton, WI has 1.22. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Customer Service Representatives is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Abilene, TX has a location quotient of 2.03, a gap of 0.81 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 2,550 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $36,830 per year, or $8,930 below Appleton, WI.
• 2. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT has a location quotient of 1.93, a gap of 0.71 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 26,620 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $45,410 per year, or $350 below Appleton, WI.
• 3. Dubuque, IA has a location quotient of 1.92, a gap of 0.70 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 1,880 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $46,670 per year, or $910 above Appleton, WI.
• 4. El Paso, TX has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 0.67 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 10,680 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $37,640 per year, or $8,120 below Appleton, WI.
• 5. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX has a location quotient of 1.86, a gap of 0.64 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 4,880 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $38,350 per year, or $7,410 below Appleton, WI.
• 6. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has a location quotient of 1.85, a gap of 0.63 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 34,730 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $42,720 per year, or $3,040 below Appleton, WI.
• 7. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.57 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 12,070 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $48,880 per year, or $3,120 above Appleton, WI.
• 8. Pocatello, ID has a location quotient of 1.78, a gap of 0.56 from Appleton, WI. BLS lists 1,130 Customer Service Representatives jobs and a median of $37,940 per year, or $7,820 below Appleton, WI.

How common Customer Service Representatives is in Appleton, WI

BLS lists 2,540 Customer Service Representatives jobs in Appleton, WI. It also lists 20.42 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.22. A value of 1 means Customer Service Representatives has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Customer Service Representatives beside other roles in Appleton, WI

The all-occupations median in Appleton, WI is $49,910 per year. The Customer Service Representatives median is $45,760 per year. Customer Service Representatives is 8.3% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Appleton, WI. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Customer Service Representatives. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Appleton, WI median of $45,670 per year. BLS lists 1,650 jobs and a location quotient of 1.47.
• 2. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Appleton, WI median of $45,640 per year. BLS lists 2,260 jobs and a location quotient of 1.15.
• 3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Appleton, WI median of $43,610 per year. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
• 4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Appleton, WI median of $47,940 per year. BLS lists 1,180 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 5. Food Batchmakers, SOC 51-3092, has a Appleton, WI median of $49,390 per year. BLS lists 1,420 jobs and a location quotient of 10.15.
• 6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Appleton, WI median of $50,780 per year. BLS lists 1,050 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
• 7. Receptionists and Information Clerks, SOC 43-4171, has a Appleton, WI median of $40,300 per year. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a location quotient of 1.61.
• 8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Appleton, WI median of $37,800 per year. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.

The largest detailed roles in Appleton, WI

Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Appleton, WI table, at 3,610 jobs. Customer Service Representatives has 2,540 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 124,230. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Customer Service Representatives's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Retail Salespersons has 3,610 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 1,070 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $34,540 per year, or $11,220 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.16.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,150 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 610 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $29,010 per year, or $16,750 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 2,820 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 280 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $37,010 per year, or $8,750 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.82.
• 4. Cashiers has 2,750 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 210 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $31,610 per year, or $14,150 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 5. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 2,610 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 70 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $43,610 per year, or $2,150 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Registered Nurses has 2,310 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 230 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $86,680 per year, or $40,920 above Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 7. Office Clerks, General has 2,260 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 280 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $45,640 per year, or $120 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.15.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,000 jobs in Appleton, WI, a gap of 540 from Customer Service Representatives. Its median is $34,430 per year, or $11,330 below Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.88.

Published role medians around Appleton, WI

General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Appleton, WI role table, at $109,890 per year. Customer Service Representatives has $45,760 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $49,910 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $109,890 per year in Appleton, WI, or $64,130 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,640 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.58.
• 2. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $98,970 per year in Appleton, WI, or $53,210 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,060 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.64.
• 3. Registered Nurses has a median of $86,680 per year in Appleton, WI, or $40,920 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 2,310 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.85.
• 4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,360 per year in Appleton, WI, or $34,600 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 0.88.
• 5. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $77,240 per year in Appleton, WI, or $31,480 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,240 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 2.3.
• 6. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a median of $65,980 per year in Appleton, WI, or $20,220 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,020 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 2.91.
• 7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $63,840 per year in Appleton, WI, or $18,080 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,640 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.66.
• 8. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has a median of $62,840 per year in Appleton, WI, or $17,080 above Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,010 jobs, compared with 2,540 for Customer Service Representatives. Its location quotient is 1.01.

Roles with the largest local share in Appleton, WI

Food Batchmakers has the highest location quotient in the bounded Appleton, WI role table, at 10.15. Customer Service Representatives has 1.22. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Customer Service Representatives with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Food Batchmakers has a location quotient of 10.15 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 8.93 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,420 jobs and a median of $49,390 per year, or $3,630 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 2. Industrial Machinery Mechanics has a location quotient of 2.91 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 1.69 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,020 jobs and a median of $65,980 per year, or $20,220 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2.3 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 1.08 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,240 jobs and a median of $77,240 per year, or $31,480 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 4. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.04 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 0.82 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,230 jobs and a median of $23,330 per year, or $22,430 below Customer Service Representatives.
• 5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.66 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 0.44 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,640 jobs and a median of $63,840 per year, or $18,080 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.64 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 0.42 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,060 jobs and a median of $98,970 per year, or $53,210 above Customer Service Representatives.
• 7. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.61 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 0.39 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,170 jobs and a median of $40,300 per year, or $5,460 below Customer Service Representatives.
• 8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.47 in Appleton, WI, a gap of 0.25 from Customer Service Representatives. BLS lists 1,650 jobs and a median of $45,670 per year, or $90 below Customer Service Representatives.

What $45,760 may mean after the Appleton, WI price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Appleton, WI is 92.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $45,760 Customer Service Representatives median by 92.4 divided by 100. The result is $49,514 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 70.8. Goods are 93.8. Utilities are 90.6. Other services are 99.4. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Appleton, WI row

The employment RSE for this Customer Service Representatives row is 3.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 2,540 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $47,670 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Appleton, WI wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Customer Service Representatives. It uses a Appleton, WI place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,760 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Customer Service Representatives row for Appleton, WI does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 2,540 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.22 is not a growth score. Rank 89 of 392 is not a place score. The 92.4 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 43-4051 in BLS area 11540. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.