First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,262
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$20,088
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,101
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
$85,350
Kept after tax
$65,262
Worth in national money
$70,101
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Wisconsin's middle earner gets $85,350, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 6.79% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Wisconsin this is well-paid work. Of 491 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 90 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $85,350 the take-home is $65,262; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $70,101 would nationally. The average comes to $87,010, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers, Wisconsin sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $85,350, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 6.79% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Wisconsin publishes a median for, first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers sits 90 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.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Wisconsin, on $85,350, is $65,262 — equivalent to $70,101 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 $87,010 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,840 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,880 |
| This salary | $85,350 |
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 | $65,262 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,874 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$775 |
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 | $80,216 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,071 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Wisconsin earn under $85,350 and half over. The published range runs $54,840 at the tenth percentile to $122,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $65,262, from $85,350, 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 90 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 $70,101 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 90.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $54,840 to $122,880; 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.
- Take-home for Wisconsin is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $65,262 from $85,350. 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 90 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $70,101, worked from $85,350, 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 90 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $54,840 and the top tenth $122,880 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $70,101 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 $65,262.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($54,840) and the ninetieth ($122,880) 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 $70,101 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 $65,262 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.