Dietitians and Nutritionists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,550
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$16,380
21.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,891
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
$74,930
Kept after tax
$58,550
Worth in national money
$62,891
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 19 of 51 states for dietitians and nutritionists, with a middle wage of $74,930. 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 150.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $74,930 the take-home is $58,550; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $62,891 would nationally. The average lands at $74,320, below the middle of the range.
- Wisconsin ranks 19 of 51 for dietitians and nutritionists at $74,930. 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, dietitians and nutritionists sits at 150 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 dietitians and nutritionists in Wisconsin, on $74,930, is $58,550 — equivalent to $62,891 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 $74,320 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Dietitians and Nutritionists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $91,520 |
| This salary | $74,930 |
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 | $58,550 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,543 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$441 |
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 | $70,675 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$610 |
| 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 $74,930. The published range is $58,040 up to $91,520, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $58,550, from $74,930, 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 150 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $62,891, the adjusted value of that $74,930 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 150 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for dietitians and nutritionists in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $58,040 to $91,520. 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 $58,550 from $74,930. 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 150 of 491 locally.
- This $62,891 adjusted figure, worked from $74,930, 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 150 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 150 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $58,040 at the tenth percentile, $91,520 at the ninetieth.
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 $62,891 in national terms.
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, $58,550 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 ($58,040 to $91,520) 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 $62,891 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 $58,550 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.