Computer Systems Analysts in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,982
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$25,458
25.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,541
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
$100,440
Kept after tax
$74,982
Worth in national money
$80,541
State rank
29
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for computer systems analysts. The median is $100,440, ranking 29 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Wisconsin reports, computer systems analysts comes in at 49 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $100,440 you keep $74,982, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $80,541 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $101,910, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for computer systems analysts: a median of $100,440, ranking 29 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Computer systems analysts ranks 49 of 491 occupations by median in Wisconsin, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for computer systems analysts on $100,440 is $74,982. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $80,541 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $101,910 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Systems Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $100,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,270 |
| This salary | $100,440 |
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 | $74,982 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,490 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,259 |
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 | $94,032 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,739 |
| 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 $100,440. The published range is $66,700 up to $132,270, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $74,982 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $100,440. 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 49 of 491.
- Two cautions on $80,541, the adjusted value of that $100,440 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Wisconsin. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 49 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for computer systems analysts in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $66,700 to $132,270. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $74,982, from $100,440, 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 49 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 29 of 50 for it.
- This $80,541 adjusted figure, worked from $100,440, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 49 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 49 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $66,700 at the bottom tenth to $132,270 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $80,541.
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 $74,982 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 50 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 ($66,700 to $132,270) 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 $80,541 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 $74,982 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.