Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,292
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$14,028
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,318
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
$68,320
Kept after tax
$54,292
Worth in national money
$58,318
State rank
6
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for earth drillers, except oil and gas. The middle earner takes $68,320, which ranks 6 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 13.51% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Wisconsin, this sits in the middle: 177 of 491 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $68,320 you keep $54,292, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,318 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $69,410, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Wisconsin ranks 6 of 48 states publishing a median for earth drillers, except oil and gas, at $68,320 — about 13.51% 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.
- Earth drillers, except oil and gas ranks 177 of 491 occupations in Wisconsin by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for earth drillers, except oil and gas on $68,320 is $54,292. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,318 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 $69,410 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $68,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,880 |
| This salary | $68,320 |
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 | $54,292 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,893 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$229 |
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 | $64,856 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$317 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $68,320 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $51,460 and the ninetieth is $81,880 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $54,292 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $68,320. 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 177 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $58,318, the adjusted value of that $68,320 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 177 of 491 in the state.
- The Wisconsin median of $68,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $51,460 to $81,880. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $54,292, from $68,320, 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 177 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 6 of 48 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $58,318 — the adjusted value of that $68,320 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 177 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $51,460 and the top tenth $81,880, 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 $58,318 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, $54,292 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($51,460 to $81,880) 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 $58,318 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 $54,292 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.