Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,297
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$23,423
24.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$76,584
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
$94,720
Kept after tax
$71,297
Worth in national money
$76,584
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Wisconsin is 24 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $94,720. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Wisconsin. It ranks 72 out of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Wisconsin does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $94,720 you keep $71,297, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $76,584 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $91,850, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Wisconsin ranks 24 of 51 for magnetic resonance imaging technologists at $94,720. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Wisconsin, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 72 of 491 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Wisconsin income tax, retained pay for magnetic resonance imaging technologists on $94,720 is $71,297. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $76,584 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 $91,850 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,410 |
| This salary | $94,720 |
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 | $71,297 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,466 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,076 |
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 | $88,795 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,486 |
| 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Wisconsin earn under $94,720 and half over. The published range runs $76,140 at the tenth percentile to $105,410 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $71,297, worked from $94,720. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 72 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $76,584 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 72.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Wisconsin, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $76,140 to $105,410; 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.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $71,297, on $94,720 for work ranking 72 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 72 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $76,584, worked from $94,720, 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 72 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $91,850, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $76,140 and the top tenth $105,410, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Wisconsin is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $76,584 in national terms.
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 $71,297 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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Wisconsin is $91,850. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($76,140 to $105,410) 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 $76,584 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 $71,297 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.