Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,830
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$5,700
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,042
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
$35,530
Kept after tax
$29,830
Worth in national money
$32,042
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin sits in the middle of the pack for maids and housekeeping cleaners. The median is $35,530, ranking 22 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Wisconsin, this one sits low: 458 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Wisconsin is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $35,530 the take-home is $29,830; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $32,042 would nationally. The average comes to $35,620, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Wisconsin occupies the middle band for maids and housekeeping cleaners: a median of $35,530, ranking 22 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Maids and housekeeping cleaners occupies position 458 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.
- Post-tax income for maids and housekeeping cleaners in Wisconsin, on $35,530, is $29,830 — equivalent to $32,042 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 $35,620 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,460 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,480 |
| This salary | $35,530 |
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 | $29,830 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,728 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$420 |
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 | $34,412 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$508 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,530 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,460 and the ninetieth is $43,480 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Wisconsin's $29,830, worked from $35,530. 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 458 of 491.
- Two cautions on $32,042, the adjusted value of that $35,530 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 458 of 491 locally.
- The Wisconsin median of $35,530 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,460 to $43,480. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Wisconsin take-home of $29,830, on $35,530 for work ranking 458 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 458 of 491 in the state.
- This $32,042 adjusted figure, worked from $35,530, 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 458 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 458 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,460 and the top tenth $43,480, so most people doing this work in Wisconsin sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $32,042 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, $29,830 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,460 to $43,480) 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 $32,042 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 $29,830 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.