Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Wisconsin
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,126
after federal, FICA and Wisconsin tax
Tax takes
$10,684
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$48,472
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
$55,810
Kept after tax
$45,126
Worth in national money
$48,472
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Wisconsin is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $55,810, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 12.54% above the national middle.
- Against other work in Wisconsin, this sits in the middle: 289 of 491 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $55,810 you keep $45,126 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $48,472 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $55,230.
- Wisconsin ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for maintenance and repair workers, general, at $55,810 — about 12.54% 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.
- Maintenance and repair workers, general ranks 289 of 491 occupations in Wisconsin by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Wisconsin is $45,126 after the full tax stack, from $55,810. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $48,472 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $55,230 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,870 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $55,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,910 |
| This salary | $55,810 |
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 | $45,126 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,023 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$81 |
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 | $53,448 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$98 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $55,810 as a midpoint for Wisconsin, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,870 and the ninetieth is $75,910 — 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 $45,126, worked from $55,810. 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 289 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $48,472 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 289.
- The Wisconsin median of $55,810 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,870 to $75,910. 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 $45,126, on $55,810 for work ranking 289 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 289 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $48,472, worked from $55,810, 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 289 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,870 at the bottom tenth to $75,910 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 $48,472.
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, $45,126 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 ($35,870 to $75,910) 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 $48,472 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 $45,126 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.