Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$85,655
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$31,355
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,006
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
$117,010
Kept after tax
$85,655
Worth in national money
$92,006
State rank
17
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 $117,010, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 10.52% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 491 occupations Wisconsin reports, this job comes in at 31 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $117,010 you keep $85,655 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $92,006 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $114,890.
- Wisconsin ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, at $117,010 — about 10.52% 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.
- Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary ranks 31 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.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $85,655 after the full tax stack, from $117,010. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $92,006 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $114,890 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $82,010 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $117,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $140,520 |
| This salary | $117,010 |
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 | $85,655 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $91,147 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,790 |
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 | $109,204 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,473 |
| 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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Wisconsin earn under $117,010 and half over. The published range runs $82,010 at the tenth percentile to $140,520 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $85,655 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $117,010. 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 31 of 491.
- One number stands for prices across all of Wisconsin, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $92,006, the adjusted value of that $117,010 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 31 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $82,010 to $140,520; 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.
- Retained pay of $85,655, from $117,010, 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 31 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Wisconsin, so $92,006 — the adjusted value of that $117,010 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 31 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $82,010 at the tenth percentile, $140,520 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Wisconsin sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $92,006 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Wisconsin then takes its own share, leaving $85,655.
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 ($82,010 to $140,520) 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 $92,006 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 $85,655 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.