Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,231
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$11,699
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,807
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
$59,930
Kept after tax
$48,231
Worth in national money
$51,807
State rank
19
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $59,930, ranking 19 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Wisconsin, this sits in the middle: 252 of 491 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $59,930 the take-home is $48,231; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $51,807 would nationally. The average lands at $58,530, below the middle of the range.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare: a median of $59,930, ranking 19 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare ranks 252 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.
- Post-tax income for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Wisconsin, on $59,930, is $48,231 — equivalent to $51,807 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 $58,530 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,430 |
| This salary | $59,930 |
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 | $48,231 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,334 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$10 |
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 | $57,312 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$12 |
| 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 and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Wisconsin earn under $59,930 and half over. The published range runs $39,420 at the tenth percentile to $76,430 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 $48,231, worked from $59,930. 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 252 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,807 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 252.
- Figures are distribution medians for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,420 to $76,430; 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 $48,231, on $59,930 for work ranking 252 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 252 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,807, worked from $59,930, 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 252 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,420 at the bottom tenth to $76,430 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 $51,807.
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, $48,231 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($39,420 to $76,430) 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 $51,807 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 $48,231 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.