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Headquarters state

Major employers headquartered in Wisconsin

12 catalogued companies. State of HQ does not determine the payroll cadence employees receive — work location does — but it offers a useful regional snapshot. Dominant cadence in this state: Biweekly.

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Biweekly
4
Semimonthly
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Weekly
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Monthly

Filter Wisconsin employers by pay frequency

Click a cadence below to see only the Wisconsin-headquartered employers that pay on that schedule.

Biweekly

6 employers

Pay biweekly. 26 paychecks per year.

 Semimonthly

4 employers

Pay semimonthly. 24 paychecks per year.

 Weekly

2 employers

Pay weekly. 52 paychecks per year.

All 12 catalogued employers in Wisconsin

CompanyIndustryPay frequencyPaydayCityEmployees
A. O. Smith Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Milwaukee 12,000
Alliant Energy Utilities Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Madison 3,293
Fiserv Financial Services Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Brookfield 41,000
Generac Holdings Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Waukesha 9,800
Kohl's Retail Weekly Friday Menomonee Falls 95,000
Manitowoc Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Milwaukee 4,800
Northwestern Mutual Insurance Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Milwaukee 7,400
Oshkosh Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Oshkosh 17,600
Schneider National Logistics & Transportation Weekly Friday Green Bay 18,900
Snap-on Industrial Manufacturing Biweekly Friday Kenosha 12,700
Spectrum Brands Consumer Goods Biweekly Friday Middleton 8,000
WEC Energy Group Utilities Semimonthly the 15th and last day of the month Milwaukee 7,100