Baggage Porters and Bellhops in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,564
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$4,636
14.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,534
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
$31,200
Kept after tax
$26,564
Worth in national money
$28,534
State rank
28
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for baggage porters and bellhops. The median is $31,200, ranking 28 of 48 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: 476 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $31,200 you keep $26,564 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $28,534 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $31,270, since top earners drag the number up.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for baggage porters and bellhops: a median of $31,200, ranking 28 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Baggage porters and bellhops occupies position 476 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 $26,564 after the full tax stack, from $31,200. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $28,534 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $31,270 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Baggage Porters and Bellhops
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $34,870 |
| This salary | $31,200 |
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 | $26,564 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,249 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$493 |
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 | $30,348 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$596 |
| 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 $31,200. The published range is $24,960 up to $34,870, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $26,564, worked from $31,200. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 476 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $28,534 uses one figure for the whole of Wisconsin. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 476.
- Reported values are medians; for baggage porters and bellhops in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,960 to $34,870. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $26,564, on $31,200 for work ranking 476 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 476 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $28,534, worked from $31,200, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Wisconsin address, on work sitting at 476 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $24,960 at the bottom tenth to $34,870 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Wisconsin is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $28,534 in national terms.
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 $26,564 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($24,960 to $34,870) 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 $28,534 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 $26,564 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.