Dishwashers in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,958
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$4,112
14.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,808
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
$29,070
Kept after tax
$24,958
Worth in national money
$26,808
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is among the lower-paying states for dishwashers. The middle earner takes $29,070, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 16.49% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 482 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $29,070 you keep $24,958, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $26,808 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $28,860, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Wisconsin ranks 42 of 51 for dishwashers, with a median of $29,070 — about 16.49% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Dishwashers occupies position 482 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.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for dishwashers on $29,070 is $24,958. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $26,808 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 $28,860 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Dishwashers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $20,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $37,830 |
| This salary | $29,070 |
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 | $24,958 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $25,538 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$528 |
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 | $28,352 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$639 |
| 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 $29,070. The published range is $20,190 up to $37,830, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $24,958 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $29,070. 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 482 of 491.
- Two cautions on $26,808, the adjusted value of that $29,070 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 482 of 491 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for dishwashers in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $20,190 to $37,830. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $24,958, from $29,070, 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 482 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 42 of 51 for it.
- This $26,808 adjusted figure, worked from $29,070, 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 482 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 482 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $20,190 at the bottom tenth to $37,830 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 $26,808.
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 $24,958 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($20,190 to $37,830) 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 $26,808 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 $24,958 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.