Family Medicine Physicians in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$194,495
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$96,145
33.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$208,917
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
$290,640
Kept after tax
$194,495
Worth in national money
$208,917
State rank
12
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for family medicine physicians. The middle earner takes $290,640, which ranks 12 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.03% above the national middle.
- Within Wisconsin this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, family medicine physicians ranks 3 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $290,640 you keep $194,495 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $208,917 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $292,050, since top earners drag the number up.
- Wisconsin ranks 12 of 51 states publishing a median for family medicine physicians, at $290,640 — about 19.03% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Wisconsin publishes a median for, family medicine physicians sits 3 of 491 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $194,495 after the full tax stack, from $290,640. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $208,917 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $292,050 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Family Medicine Physicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $199,250 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $290,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $371,670 |
| This salary | $290,640 |
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 | $194,495 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $209,313 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,481 |
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 | $267,233 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,052 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $290,640 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $199,250 and the ninetieth is $371,670 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $194,495 take-home in Wisconsin comes from $290,640. 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 3 of 491.
- Two cautions on $208,917, the adjusted value of that $290,640 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Wisconsin. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 3 of 491 locally.
- The Wisconsin median of $290,640 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $199,250 to $371,670. 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 $194,495, from $290,640, 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 3 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 12 of 51 for it.
- This $208,917 adjusted figure, worked from $290,640, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 3 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 3 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $199,250 at the bottom tenth to $371,670 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 $208,917.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Wisconsin adds its own income tax on top — which is why $194,495 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($199,250 to $371,670) 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 $208,917 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 $194,495 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.