Median pay · Wisconsin
$50,270A year, or $24.17 an hour.Take-home a month$3,415After federal, state and FICA tax at 18.5%
Worth at national prices$53,425Prices here sit at 94.1 against 100
Against the nation1.4% belowNational median $50,980
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileEntry and lowest-paid | $29,980 | $14.41 |
| 25th percentile | $37,700 | $18.12 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $50,270 | $24.17 |
| 75th percentile | $76,350 | $36.71 |
| 90th percentileMost experienced and senior | $104,990 | $50.47 |
| MeanThe average, pulled up by the top | $64,270 | $30.90 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in WisconsinBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all occupations earned more than this, half less.$50,270
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$24.17
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,415 a month at an effective rate of 18.5%.$40,982 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Wisconsin sit at 94.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$53,425
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.1.4% below
- Jobs countedA concentration of 1 against the nation's 1.00.2,941,540
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1