Diagnostic Medical Sonographers in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,045
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$26,045
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$81,683
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
$102,090
Kept after tax
$76,045
Worth in national money
$81,683
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $102,090, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 5.69% above the national middle.
- Within Wisconsin this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 46 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $102,090 you keep $76,045 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $81,683 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $103,150, since top earners drag the number up.
- Wisconsin ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for diagnostic medical sonographers, at $102,090 — about 5.69% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Wisconsin publishes a median for, diagnostic medical sonographers sits 46 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $76,045 after the full tax stack, from $102,090. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $81,683 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $103,150 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $102,090 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,450 |
| This salary | $102,090 |
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 | $76,045 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $80,650 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,312 |
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 | $95,543 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,812 |
| 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 diagnostic medical sonographers in Wisconsin earn under $102,090 and half over. The published range runs $82,430 at the tenth percentile to $124,450 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $76,045, worked from $102,090. 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 46 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $81,683 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 46.
- Figures are distribution medians for diagnostic medical sonographers in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $82,430 to $124,450; 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.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $76,045, on $102,090 for work ranking 46 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 46 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $81,683, worked from $102,090, 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 46 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $82,430 and the top tenth $124,450, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $81,683 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 $76,045 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($82,430 to $124,450) 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 $81,683 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 $76,045 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.