29. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: more than $116,058
• How much money it takes to be in the top 1% in Wisconsin: $312,375
• Median income in Milwaukee: $58,029
• Metro-area population: 1.6 million
Believe it or not, the Milwaukee metropolitan area rankes number five in the United States in terms of the number of Fortune 500 corporate headquarters there as a share of a metro’s total population. Known for its dairy and chees production, Milwaukee is also home to the global headquarters of six Fortune 500 companies: Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Manpower, Rockwell Automation, Harley-Davidson and Joy Global. Other corporations with a headquarters in Milwaukee include: Briggs & Stratton, Marshall & Ilsley (now a division of BMO Harris Bank), Hal Leonard, Wisconsin Energy, the American Society for Quality, A. O. Smith, Rexnord, Master Lock, American Signal Corporation, GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging, and Clinical Systems and MGIC Investments. The city is also home to quite a few financial service companies that specialize in payment processing infrastructure and mutual fund management.