Chemical Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,863
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$11,577
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,412
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
$59,440
Kept after tax
$47,863
Worth in national money
$51,412
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 24 of 51 states for chemical technicians, with a middle wage of $59,440. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 257.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,440 the take-home is $47,863; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,412 would nationally. The average comes to $61,130, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 24 of 51 for chemical technicians at $59,440. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, chemical technicians sits at 257 of 491 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for chemical technicians in Wisconsin, on $59,440, is $47,863 — equivalent to $51,412 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $61,130 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Chemical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,830 |
| This salary | $59,440 |
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 | $47,863 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,940 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$21 |
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 | $56,856 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$25 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of chemical technicians in Wisconsin earn under $59,440 and half over. The published range runs $41,320 at the tenth percentile to $81,830 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $47,863 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $59,440. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 257 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $51,412, the adjusted value of that $59,440 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 257 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical technicians in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $41,320 to $81,830; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $47,863, from $59,440, assumes a single Wisconsin filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 257 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 24 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $51,412 — the adjusted value of that $59,440 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 257 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $41,320 at the bottom tenth to $81,830 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 $51,412 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Wisconsin's own levy, $47,863 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,320 to $81,830) 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 $51,412 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 $47,863 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.