Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,585
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$15,295
21.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,781
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
$71,880
Kept after tax
$56,585
Worth in national money
$60,781
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Wisconsin. The middle earner gets $71,880. That is 42 of 51 states, and about 8.07% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 491 occupations Wisconsin reports figures for, this is number 166.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $71,880 the take-home is $56,585; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $60,781 would nationally. The average comes to $73,700, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, Wisconsin sits in the lower band at $71,880, ranking 42 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.07%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Wisconsin's occupational distribution, electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians sits at 166 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 electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Wisconsin, on $71,880, is $56,585 — equivalent to $60,781 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 $73,700 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,470 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,350 |
| This salary | $71,880 |
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 | $56,585 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,398 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$344 |
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 | $67,882 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$475 |
| 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 $71,880. The published range is $49,470 up to $102,350, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $56,585, from $71,880, 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 166 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $60,781 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 166.
- Reported values are medians; for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Wisconsin the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $49,470 to $102,350. 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 $56,585 from $71,880. 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 166 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $60,781, worked from $71,880, 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 166 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $49,470 at the bottom tenth to $102,350 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $60,781.
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, $56,585 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,470) and the ninetieth ($102,350) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $60,781 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 $56,585 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.