Aircraft Service Attendants in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,710
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$7,290
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,284
Wisconsin costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Wisconsin — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$42,000
Kept after tax
$34,710
Worth in national money
$37,284
State rank
23
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for aircraft service attendants. The median is $42,000, ranking 23 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 406 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,000 you keep $34,710 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $37,284 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $41,650.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for aircraft service attendants: a median of $42,000, ranking 23 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Aircraft service attendants occupies position 406 of 491 in Wisconsin's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $34,710 after the full tax stack, from $42,000. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,284 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $41,650 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Aircraft Service Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,830 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,680 |
| This salary | $42,000 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Wisconsin | $34,710 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $35,927 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$312 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $40,485 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$377 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Wisconsin earn less than $42,000. The published range is $35,830 up to $46,680, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $34,710, from $42,000, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 406 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,284, the adjusted value of that $42,000 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 406 of 491 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft service attendants in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,830 to $46,680. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $34,710 from $42,000. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 406 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $37,284 — the adjusted value of that $42,000 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 406 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,830 at the bottom tenth to $46,680 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Wisconsin sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $37,284 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Wisconsin adds its own income tax on top — which is why $34,710 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,830 to $46,680) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Wisconsin rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Wisconsin's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,284 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $34,710 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Wisconsin income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.