Best Places to Work in Wisconsin in 2026

Wisconsin’s tech and startup ecosystem continues to mature in an intentional, thoughtful way. Companies across the state are scaling with care, investing in healthcare innovation, data platforms, fintech, and industrial technology while building company cultures designed to last. From Madison’s strength in health, analytics, and applied AI to Milwaukee’s leadership in financial services and advanced manufacturing, Wisconsin employers are proving that considered growth and people-first operations can move together.

What sets this year’s Best Places to Work in Wisconsin apart is how these companies' values match reality. The following companies have built workplace environments where people feel supported, engaged, and proud of the work they do.

👉 Best Places to Work in Madison

👉 Best Places to Work in Milwaukee

5 Best Places to Work in Madison

EnsoData

Sleep is critical to overall health. No one knows that better than EnsoData. EnsoData addresses a condition that affects 29 million Americans (with over 80% undiagnosed): sleep apnea. Founded in 2015, EnsoData's 2024 FDA clearance for their EnsoSleep PPG extends diagnosis to widely available pulse oximeters and wearables. Its technology makes testing affordable and accessible, while reducing the nearly $150 billion in annual healthcare costs from untreated sleep apnea.

EnsoData earned Inc. Best Workplaces honors three consecutive years and maintains 92% employee retention. The combination of its passionate founders, competitive Wisconsin compensation, and the opportunity to work on meaningful healthcare AI that connects patients with life-changing therapy makes Enso Data a great place to work. The company also offers $4,000 annual professional development benefits.

RAIC Labs

RAIC Labs (formerly Synthetaic) is an AI vision intelligence tool that analyzes satellite imagery, video, and photos without labeled training data. Founded in 2019 by National Geographic Fellow Corey Jaskolski, RAIC Labs serves conservation, security, agriculture, and humanitarian missions through its AI for Impact program. The platform detected presumed-extinct seabirds at Palmyra Atoll, helps The Nature Conservancy monitor wildlife, and assists CNN in mapping conflict zones. Backed by IBM Ventures and Booz Allen Hamilton with partnerships across Microsoft and Planet Labs, RAIC Labs’ technology analyzes massive visual datasets 21X faster than human labeling.

The RAIC Labs team shares a range of professional backgrounds and experiences, including engineering, data science, AI, and software development. The company employs experts from Fortune 50 companies, MIT, the Department of Defense, and DARPA. Team members have published precedent-setting work on 3D and AI processing. With 70% of the team local and in-office in Wisconsin, RAIC Labs offers competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus comprehensive parental leave and generous time off.

Singlewire Software

Singlewire’s mass-notification and visitor management solutions detect threats and alerts communities during emergencies. The software connects panic buttons, security cameras, and communication devices to deliver critical information when seconds count. Born from a post-9/11 federal government contract, Singlewire has evolved its platform to address active shooters, severe weather, workplace violence, and daily operational needs.

Named a Top Workplace in Madison by the Wisconsin State Journal, Singlewire maintains a family atmosphere by hosting events that include employees’ families. Team members appreciate the small-business culture despite the company's growth, flexible work arrangements, and a meaningful mission to save lives. People drawn to work at Singlewire are smart, collaborative, and care about the work, strong diversity commitments, competitive compensation, and management that treats people as humans rather than assets.

PerBlue

PerBlue connects millions of players worldwide through free-to-play mobile RPG and strategy games that create joyful, social experiences. Founded in 2008 while the founders were still in college, this independent studio has grown to a venture-backed team of 60. PerBlue builds games centered on the belief that everyone deserves the freedom of play. The studio's mission extends beyond entertainment to foster genuine community and connection through interactive experiences that bring people together across the globe.

Named a Top Workplace in Madison by Top Workplaces, PerBlue’s culture is described as welcoming and collaborative, with a culture where people lift each other up. Team members praise the no-crunch environment, remote-first flexibility, and exceptional benefits, including no-deductible health insurance, home office reimbursements, lunch stipends, and summer adventure perks. The studio provides a two-week holiday break each December plus generous vacation time, while managers actively encourage breaks and discourage overtime. Employees value the mentorship culture, regular company meetups, and the chance to make an impact on games that reach millions while maintaining a strong work-life balance.

Navitus

Navitus operates as a transparent pharmacy benefit manager that serves 18 million members. Owned by SSM Health and Costco, the company removes intermediary costs from the drug supply chain to make medications more affordable. Navitus operates the nation's first cost-plus specialty pharmacy and provides complete financial transparency, even inviting plan sponsors to participate in formulary decisions.

Navitus offers substantial benefits, including zero-copay prescriptions through Costco, 401k with 8% total contribution (3% bonus plus 5% match), four weeks of PTO, remote work options, and free Costco memberships. New hires at Navitus join a collaborative culture, enjoy the company’s beautiful facilities, and get to work toward the company’s mission to help people afford their medications.

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Sift Healthcare

Sift Healthcare optimizes healthcare revenue cycles through AI and machine learning that transform how providers handle insurance payments and patient collections. The company tackles critical financial challenges across hospitals and health systems with predictive analytics that identify which denied claims to appeal, which patients will pay, and how to structure payment strategies. Sift offers exposure to cutting-edge predictive analytics and the chance to shape products used by hospitals and health systems nationwide.

With a $20 million Series B round in 2024 and high-profile executive hires from across the healthcare and technology sectors, Sift provides prospective employees with the opportunity to make an impact on a small team of under 50 people. Sift employees get to work on innovative AI and machine learning technologies that solve critical healthcare payment challenges.

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation serves as the world's largest pure-play industrial automation company, with 28,000 employees across more than 100 countries. Founded in 1903, Rockwell helps customers across automotive, semiconductor, food and beverage, and energy industries become more productive through its Connected Enterprise approach, which unifies plant-level and enterprise technologies. The company's mission centers on making the world more productive and sustainable by enabling the next generation of smart manufacturing with AI, robotics, and digital transformation solutions.

Rockwell offers a strong work-life balance, a solid benefits package including retirement plans and expanded parental leave, and flexible work arrangements. The company’s robust employee resource groups allow for networking outside immediate teams, and most managers provide supportive, family-oriented environments where colleagues help each other succeed. Team members value comprehensive training programs, opportunities to work on innovative automation projects, and a culture that takes inclusion and ethics seriously.

GE HealthCare

GE HealthCare is a global medical technology and digital solutions company with 50,000 employees who serve over one billion patients across 100+ countries. GE HealthCare delivers integrated medical imaging (CT, MRI, X-ray, ultrasound), patient care solutions (monitoring, anesthesia, infant care), and pharmaceutical diagnostics through its Edison AI platform. GE HealthCare's mission to "create a world where healthcare has no limits" is furthered by its AI-enabled diagnostics, digital pathology, and solutions that expand healthcare access to underserved regions.

For the second consecutive year, GE HealthCare earned a spot on the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ list! GE Healthcare hires passionate individuals who care about patient impact, competitive compensation, and supportive management that encourages skill development. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, mental health support, paid parental leave, and tuition assistance for continued education. GE HealthCare also invests heavily in professional development through leadership programs, technical training, and internal mobility.

Direct Supply

Direct Supply is on a mission to enhance the lives of America's seniors. This mission drives every business decision, from developing AI-powered procurement solutions that save healthcare providers at least 10% annually to providing products and services that improve care quality in senior living environments. Founded in 1985, Direct Supply is a 100% employee-owned company that provides equipment, eCommerce, and building services to senior living and healthcare organizations nationwide.

Direct Supply has established itself as an exceptional workplace culture where "partners" (as they call their employees) come first, with strong work-life balance, generous PTO from day one, and flexible schedules. The Milwaukee campus features an on-campus fitness center, free drinks and snacks, a casual dress code, and was voted "Milwaukee's Ultimate Coolest Office" in 2021 by the Milwaukee Business Journal. Team members value the collaborative, supportive environment, profit-sharing benefits, robust professional development programs, and meaningful company mission that makes a difference for seniors.

Fiserv

Founded in 1984, Fiserv operates as a global fintech and payments company that provides technology solutions to the financial services industry worldwide. Fiserv's comprehensive platform includes account processing, digital banking solutions, merchant acquiring services, and Clover point-of-sale systems. The company is on a mission to move more than money enables financial institutions and businesses to empower communities, with solutions that touch millions of transactions each day, with an intentional focus on Mission-Driven Institutions (MDIs) and small businesses.

Fiserv offers a competitive benefits package, which includes 401(k) matching, employee stock purchase plans, and Well-Being Time (paid time off) that covers vacation, holidays, and recharge days. Additional programs include health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, wellness coaching, commuter benefits, financial and educational support, and employee assistance programs. In 2021, Forbes named Fiserv as a best employer for diversity in recognition for its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, reinforcing their culture built on fairness, growth, and belonging at scale. A Fortune 500 company, Fiserv has been named to a litany of ‘best of’ lists in the last two years.

Penrod

Penrod solves healthcare's most complex technology challenges in the healthcare and life sciences sector. The Milwaukee-based Salesforce consulting firm helps hospitals, pharma companies, medical device manufacturers, payers, and labs transform patient engagement and streamline operations while navigating strict HIPAA compliance requirements. Since 2011, Penrod has built tailored Salesforce solutions for hundreds of organizations that unify patient data, automate workflows, and enable providers to meet patients where they want care delivered.

Penrod prides itself on its collaborative, low-ego culture where intelligent colleagues tackle meaningful problems together. Penrod offers 100% employer-paid health insurance, unlimited vacation, weekly team lunches, and dog-friendly workspaces. The entrepreneurial environment provides exposure to diverse Salesforce products and complex healthcare use cases, with supportive leadership focused on career development. Team members value the chance to work on technology that transforms patient care at scale.