Healthcare Support Workers, All Other in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,859
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$7,991
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,592
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
$44,850
Kept after tax
$36,859
Worth in national money
$39,592
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is among the lower-paying states for healthcare support workers, all other. The middle earner takes $44,850, ranking 37 of 51 states — about 7.39% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 391 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $44,850 you keep $36,859, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $39,592 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $45,850, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Wisconsin ranks 37 of 51 for healthcare support workers, all other, with a median of $44,850 — about 7.39% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Healthcare support workers, all other occupies position 391 of 491 in Wisconsin's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for healthcare support workers, all other on $44,850 is $36,859. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $39,592 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 $45,850 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,860 |
| This salary | $44,850 |
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 | $36,859 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,217 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$264 |
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 | $43,160 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$320 |
| 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 healthcare support workers, all other in Wisconsin earn under $44,850 and half over. The published range runs $35,110 at the tenth percentile to $60,860 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Wisconsin the take-home figure of $36,859, from $44,850, 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 391 of 491 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $39,592, the adjusted value of that $44,850 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 391 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for healthcare support workers, all other in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,110 to $60,860; 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 $36,859 from $44,850. 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 391 of 491 locally.
- This $39,592 adjusted figure, worked from $44,850, 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 391 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 391 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,110 at the tenth percentile, $60,860 at the ninetieth.
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 $39,592 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $36,859 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 ($35,110 to $60,860) 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 $39,592 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 $36,859 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.