Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,556
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$16,384
21.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,898
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
$74,940
Kept after tax
$58,556
Worth in national money
$62,898
State rank
27
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 27 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $74,940. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 149 among 491 occupations Wisconsin publishes pay for.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $74,940 you keep $58,556, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $62,898 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $74,990, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Wisconsin ranks 27 of 49 for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other at $74,940. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 149 of 491 in Wisconsin places engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other on $74,940 is $58,556. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $62,898 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 $74,990 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,750 |
| This salary | $74,940 |
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 | $58,556 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,550 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$442 |
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 | $70,684 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$610 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $74,940 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,460 and the ninetieth is $104,750 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $58,556, from $74,940, 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 149 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 $62,898 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 149.
- The Wisconsin median of $74,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,460 to $104,750. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $58,556 from $74,940. 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 149 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,898, worked from $74,940, 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 149 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $47,460 at the bottom tenth to $104,750 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $62,898 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $58,556 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($47,460) and the ninetieth ($104,750) 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 $62,898 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 $58,556 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.